To improve health monitoring, simply trip the 'nanoswitch'

An easy to use, low-cost 'NLISA' platform for detecting biological signatures could shake up the way we monitor our health.

Connecting up the quantum internet

First practical building blocks for a global quantum internet.

A novel and practical fab-route for superomniphobic liquid-free surfaces

Researchers have developed a fabrication technology that can inexpensively produce surfaces capable of repelling liquids, including water and oil.

A new technology that optimizes DNA sequencing uses nanophysics and electric currents

Researchers have developed a method for loading DNA into sequencing wells with orders of magnitude higher efficiencies.

Self-assembling nanoparticle arrays can switch between a mirror and a window (w/video)

By finely tuning the distance between nanoparticles in a single layer, researchers have made a filter that can change between a mirror and a window.

Hollow atoms: The consequences of an underestimated effect

An atom, in which many electrons are located in the outer electron shells while many inner electron states are empty, is called a 'hollow atom'.

Using mirrors to improve the quality of light particles

Scientists have succeeded in dramatically improving the quality of individual photons generated by a quantum system.