Researchers identify cheaper, greener biofuels processing nanocatalyst

Fuels that are produced from nonpetroleum-based biological sources may become greener and more affordable, thanks to research that examines the use of a processing catalyst made from palladium metal and bacteria.

New results reveal high tunability of 2-D material

Team also provides most precise band gap measurement yet for hotly studied monolayer moly sulfide.

Nanotechnology delivers medicine to cancer cells while protecting healthy cells

Nanotechnology and ultrasound enhance chemotherapy treatment in experiments.

Tweaking thermoelectric voltage across atomic-scale gold junction by mechanical force

Scientists experimentally demonstrated that the magnitude and sign of the thermoelectric voltage across atomic-scale gold junctions can be controlled by applying a mechanical strain to deform the contact minutely and accurately while the structure of the surrounding material remains unaffected.

Recipe for safer batteries - just add nanodiamonds

Researchers show nanodiamonds can prevent short-circuits and fires in lithium batteries.

Study optimizes graphene growth - faster, more precise, more stable

Researchers have systematically investigated and optimized the growth of the graphene crystals.

How to store data on magnets the size of a single atom

The cutting edge of data storage research is working at the level of individual atoms and molecules, representing the ultimate limit of technological miniaturisation.

Next-generation drug testing on chips

Improvements to tiny body-on-a-chip devices could lead to next-generation pre-clinical testing of drug toxicity.

No batteries required: Energy-harvesting nanotechnology yarns generate electricity

An international research team has developed high-tech yarns that generate electricity when they are stretched or twisted.

Microfluidics: A better bond with less bubbling

A composite film of microscale 'energy directors' improves the bonding of plastics in high-precision microfluidic chips as a critical step toward mass production.

Light forces electrons to follow the curve in 2D materials

An effect in which an electron follows a skewed trajectory can be realized in two-dimensional heterostructures.

More solar power thanks to titanium

Modification of a hematite nanoarray photoanode by a conformal titanium dioxide interlayer for effective charge collection.