Nanoparticle-antioxidants to treat strokes and spinal cord injuries

An international science team has developed an innovative therapeutic complex based on multi-layer polymer nano-structures of superoxide dismutase. The new substance can be used to effectively rehabilitate patients after acute spinal injuries, strokes, and heart attacks.

New insights into underwater adhesives

Researchers have presented a new type of underwater adhesives that are tougher than the natural biological glues that mussels normally use to adhere to rocks, ships, and larger sea critters.

Light may unlock a new quantum dance for electrons in graphene

A team of researchers has devised a simple way to tune a hallmark quantum effect in graphene - the material formed from a single layer of carbon atoms - by bathing it in light.

Perovskite solar cells: perfection not required

Experiments reveal why even inhomogeneous perovskite films are highly functional.

X-rays reveal 'handedness' in swirling electric vortices

Scientists study exotic material's properties, which could make possible a new form of data storage.

Slow 'hot electrons' could improve solar cell efficiency

Photons with energy higher than the 'band gap' of the semiconductor absorbing them give rise to what are known as hot electrons. Scientists have now found a material in which these hot electrons retain their high energy levels for much longer.

Two zero-gravity experiments pushing the frontier of graphene's potential

Two recent experiments to assess, for the first time, the viability of graphene for space applications. The experiments tested the material under zero-gravity conditions specifically for light propulsion and also for thermal management applications, with very encouraging results.

A catalyst for change in chemical nanohole etching

A simple, versatile and low-cost technique for etching nanoholes in silicon could underpin new filtration and nanophotonic devices.

Nanomedicine taking a stab at microbes

Arrays of tiny, rigid, and sharp pillars mimic natural antimicrobial surfaces by binding and breaking bacterial cells open.

Clever simulation scheme helps identify the most promising compositions of 2D materials

A high-throughput scan of possible compositions for a new class of materials known as MXenes gives researchers invaluable direction for picking the best candidate from the millions of possible material recipes.