Scientist's accidental exhale leads to improved DNA detector

Researchers have developed a novel nanoscale device for detecting DNA biomarkers. The device preconfines translocating molecules using an ultrathin nanoporous silicon nitride membrane separated from a single sensing nanopore by a nanoscale cavity.

Novel lenses enable X-ray microscopy with record nanometer resolution

Scientists generate X-ray focus below 10 nanometers diameter.

A stretchable battery made entirely out of fabric

New microbial fuel cell could be integrated into wearable electronics.

Narrow glass threads synchronize the light emissions of distant atoms

Scientists show that nanofibers can provide a link between far-flung atoms, serving as a light bridge between them. The new technique could eventually provide secure communication channels between distant atoms, molecules or even quantum dots.

Strongly anisotropic spin relaxation observed in graphene when interfaced with transition metal dichalcogenides

Experimentalists have found evidence that the spin-orbit coupling induced in graphene by proximity to transition metal dichalcogenides affects electron spins differently depending on their orientation. This work suggests new approaches to controlling the transport of spin and valley information in future spintronics devices.