Ultrathin digital camera inspired by Xenos peckii eyes

The visual system of Xenos peckii, an endoparasite of paper wasps, demonstrates distinct benefits for high sensitivity and high resolution, differing from the compound eyes of most insects. Taking their unique features, researchers developed an ultrathin digital camera that emulates the unique eyes of Xenos peckii.

Researchers explore the prospects for creating photonic integrated circuits

New research refutes claims of plasmon amplification on the non-stationary graphene surface, thus providing the groundwork for the theoretical description of electromagnetic phenomena in non-stationary microwaveguides.

Give it the plasma treatment: Strong adhesion without adhesives

Researchers bond polymers to glass and metal by using surface chemistry rather than adhesives, opening doors to potential use in food production and medicine.

Metamaterials lead the way to treatments by travelling through 'innerspace'

The films Innerspace (1987) and Fantastic Voyage (1966) saw microscopic motors whirling through the human body to check and improve its health. Minus the human pilots, similar mini molecular machines could soon bring the curative powers of these sci-fi classics closer to reality.

Electronics of the future: A new energy-efficient mechanism using the Rashba effect

Scientists proposed new quasi-1D materials for potential spintronic applications, an upcoming technology that exploits the spin of electrons. They performed simulations to demonstrate the spin properties of these materials and explained the mechanisms behind their behavior.

Silver nanowires promise more comfortable smart textiles

Scientists have developed a simple, scalable and low-cost capillary-driven self-assembly method to prepare flexible and stretchable conductive fibers that have applications in wearable electronics and smart fabrics.

Nano-magnets reduce energy consumption of MRAM and AI hardware

Researchers efficiently control magnetic pole direction in nano-magnets using heat, amplifying microwave signals.

Illuminating nanoparticle growth with X-rays

Ultrabright x-rays reveal key details of catalyst growth for more efficient hydrogen fuel cells.

Researchers monitor electron behavior during chemical reactions for the first time

Using laser pulses and supercomputing simulations, researchers observe electrons' motions in real time.

Quantum tricks to unveil the secrets of topological materials

Topological materials produce electron states that can be very interesting for technical applications, but it is extremely difficult to identify these materials and their associated electronic states. A 'crystal' made of light waves can now be used to deliberately drive the system out of equilibrium. By switching between simple and complicated states, the system reveals whether or not it has topologically interesting states.

Strong interactions produce a dance between light and sound

Light and high-frequency acoustic sound waves in a tiny glass structure can strongly couple to one another and perform a dance in step.

New T-wave detector uses waves of the electronic sea in graphene

Researchers have created a graphene-based terahertz detector. Their device doubles as a sensitive detector and a spectrometer operating in the terahertz range, and it?s also a tool for studying plasmons in two-dimensional materials. All of these things existed before, but they took up a whole optical table. Researchers packed the same functionality into a dozen micrometers.

Discovery could lead to munitions that go further, much faster

Researchers discovered a new way to get more energy out of energetic materials containing aluminum, common in battlefield systems, by igniting aluminum micron powders coated with graphene oxide.

Researchers make world's smallest tic-tac-toe game board with DNA

The technology could be used to develop more sophisticated nanomachines with reconfigurable parts.

Bacteria-based drug delivery system that outperforms conventional methods

Researchers have created a drug delivery system that could radically expand cancer treatment options.

Scientists use magnetic defects to achieve electromagnetic wave breakthrough

Scientists have created small regions of magnetic defects made from nanoscale magnetic islands assembled into a grid. The plane waves interact with these defects, thereby generating helical waves.

One of the world's fastest cameras films motion of electrons

Research team examines ultrafast conversion of light energy in a solid.

Creating nanoscale patterns at record resolution: An instructional video

This video shows how an electron microscope-based lithography technique can be used to define single-digit nanometer patterns in conventional electron-beam resists.

Mighty morphing materials take complex shapes

Researchers have created a rubbery, shape-shifting material that morphs from one sophisticated form to another on demand.

Scientists find nanoparticles with peculiar chemical composition

Scientists have discovered a host of new and unexpected nanoparticles and found a way to control their composition and properties.

Using 3D printing to fabricate shape-conformable batteries

Researchers have successfully manufactured various kinds of battery shapes, such as ring-type, H, and U shape, using 3D printing technology.

DARPA seeks new materials architectures to cool hypersonic vehicles

DARPA seeks designs for cooling super-hot leading edges that rip through the air at more than five times the speed of sound.

Researchers develop a new type of hyperbolic metamaterial

A new type of hyperbolic metamaterial allowes researchers to have greater flexibility of manipulating light-matter interactions at the nanoscale.

Microtube with built-In pump

Rapid controlled transport of water droplets by sunlight-powered pump.

Development of MEMS sensor chip equipped with ultra-high quality diamond cantilevers

Progress in the development of highly reliable and sensitive diamond MEMS sensors.

Study on low noise, high-performance transistors may bring innovations in electronics

The study has demonstrated micro/nano-scale transistors made of two-dimensional atomic thin materials that show high performance and low noise.

DFT study on the electronic and magnetic properties of triangular graphene antidot lattices

Novel spintronics applications could stem from introducing holes into graphene to form triangular antidot lattices, granting the material new magnetic properties.

Once unstuck, boron nitride nanotubes show promise

New research could lead to better protective shields for electronics, biomedical advances.

E-bandage generates electricity, speeds wound healing in rats

Researchers have developed a self-powered bandage that generates an electric field over an injury, dramatically reducing the healing time for skin wounds in rats.

Plastic waste disintegrates into nanoparticles, study finds

There is a considerable risk that plastic waste in the environment releases nano-sized particles known as nanoplastics, according to a new study.

Carbon nanopowder could help cut CO2 emissions

The powder can filter and remove CO2 at facilities powered by fossil fuels before it is released into the atmosphere and is twice as efficient as conventional methods.

Assessing the promise of gallium oxide as an ultrawide bandgap semiconductor

In a new report, scientists provide a detailed perspective on the properties, capabilities, current limitations and future developments for one of the most promising ultrawide bandgaps compounds, gallium oxide.

Disordered crystals are promising for future battery technology

Disordered nanoparticles of magnesium chromium oxide may hold the key to new magnesium battery energy storage technology, which could possess increased capacity compared to conventional lithium-ion batteries.

Highly scalable process to obtain stable 2D nanosheet dispersion

Researchers have developed technology that allows the mass production of two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterial dispersion by utilizing the characteristic shearing force of hydraulic power.

Magnetoresistance ratio enhancement in Heusler-based alloy opens the door to highly sensitive magnetic field sensors

By creating a new multilayer structure with an enhanced magnetoresisitance ratio, researchers show that it?s possible to increase the sensitivity of magnetic field sensors.

Natural nanofibres made of cellulose

Researchers discover strongly-adhesive nanofibres in the mucous sheath of plant seeds.

Carbon nanotubes mime biology

Scientists have created polymer-based membranes with 1.5-nanometer carbon nanotube pores that mimic the architecture of cellular membranes.

New megalibrary approach proves useful for the rapid discovery of new nanomaterials

A new study supports the efficacy of a potentially revolutionary new discovery tool to rapidly test millions (even billions) of nanoparticles to determine the best for a specific use. The tool is thousands of times faster than conventional screening methods.

Machine-learning research unlocking molecular cages' energy-saving potential

Nanosized cages may play a big role in reducing energy consumption in science and industry, and machine-learning research aims to accelerate the deployment of these remarkable molecules.

Scientists develop a new method to revolutionise graphene printed electronics

Scientists have found a low cost method for producing graphene printed electronics, which significantly speeds up and reduces the cost of conductive graphene inks.

Technique allows integration of single-crystal hybrid perovskites into electronics

Because these perovskites can be synthesized at low temperatures, the advance opens the door to new research into flexible electronics and potentially reduced manufacturing costs for electronic devices.

Graphene's magic is in the defects

Researchers have solved a longstanding puzzle of how to build ultra-sensitive, ultra-small electrochemical sensors with homogenous and predictable properties by discovering how to engineer graphene structure on an atomic level.

Pressure tuned magnetism paves the way for novel electronic devices

Using ultrasensitive magnetic probes, researchers unveil a surprising link between emergent magnetism and mechanical pressure in artificially engineered non-magnetic oxide heterostructures.

Researchers observe charge-stripe crystal phase in an insulating cuprate

Heating the surface of cuprate high-temperature superconductor yields insulating state.

Imperfections make photons perfect for quantum computing

Scientists show how atom-flat materials could produce polarized photons on demand.

Scientists design new metamaterial to harness power of light

Researchers have created a new class of metamaterial that can be 'tuned' to change the color of light. This technology could someday enable on-chip optical communication in computer processors, leading to smaller, faster, cheaper and more power-efficient computer chips with wider bandwidth and better data storage, among other improvements.

Toward brain-like computing: New memristor better mimics synapses

A new electronic device can directly model the behaviors of a synapse, which is a connection between two neurons.

Switch-in-a-cell electrifies life

Scientists have developed synthetic protein switches to control the flow of electrons.

Data storage using individual molecules

Scientists have reported a new method that allows the physical state of just a few atoms or molecules within a network to be controlled. It is based on the spontaneous self-organization of molecules into extensive networks with pores about one nanometer in size.

New type of low-energy nanolaser that shines in all directions

Researchers have developed a new type of low-energy, nanoscale laser that shines in all directions. The key to its omnidirectional light emission is the introduction of something that is usually highly undesirable in nanotechnology: irregularities in the materials.