Scientists propose new arguments for checking the properties of topological insulators

On the shape of the 'petal' for the dissipation curve.

Using nanotechnology to improve efficiency in petroleum extraction

Oil companies use nanotechnology to extract resources with the least possible disruption of the environment.

Magnetic nano-imaging on a table top

Researchers capture nanoscale images of magnetic domains with laser as ultrashort flash.

Integrating optical components into existing chip designs

Technique would allow addition of optical communication components to existing chips with little modification of their designs.

How to bend and stretch a diamond

The brittle material can turn flexible when made into ultrafine nanoneedles, researchers find.

3D Nanoprinting facilitates communication with light

Researchers use a high-resolution 3D printing process to produce tiny beam-shaping elements directly on optical microchips or fibers and, hence, enable low-loss coupling.

Material defects hinder the dynamics of magnetic skyrmions

A model of the interactions between magnetic vortices and material impurities could aid the development of low-power magnetic memories.

Electrical pulses shift the boundaries between magnetic patterns

Electricity can be used to control magnetic patterns in an alloy, opening up the possibility of using them in high-performance devices.

Remote-control shoots laser at gold to switch on cancer-killing immune cells

A remote command could one day send immune cells on a rampage against a malignant tumor. The ability to mobilize, from outside the body, targeted cancer immunotherapy inside the body has taken a step closer to becoming reality.

Visualization of molecular soccer balls

Researchers image single doped fullerene molecules using scanning tunneling microscopy.