New device widens light beams by 400 times

Scientists have now developed a highly efficient device that enlarges the diameter of a light beam by 400 times. Wider light beams have many applications, including boosting the speed and sensitivity of medical imaging and diagnostic procedures.

Flexible electronic skin aids human-machine interactions

Researchers report a new method that creates an ultrathin, stretchable electronic skin, which could be used for a variety of human-machine interactions.

Gold nanoparticle microsecond tracking with atomic-level localization precision

By using newly developed annular illumination total internal reflection dark-field microscopy, researchers have succeeded in achieving atomic-level, 1.3 angstrom localization precision with gold nanoparticles at 1 millisecond time resolution.

Nanoscale blood test technique set to springboard cancer discoveries

A technique to get more information from the blood of cancer patients than previously possible has been developed.

Interfacial electronic state improving hydrogen storage capacity in Pd-MOF materials

Discovery that the transfer of a charge equivalent to 0.4 electrons contributes to doubled hydrogen storage may expedite the development of new hybrid materials.

A golden age for particle analysis

Process engineers have developed a method which allows the size and shape of nanoparticles in dispersions to be determined considerably quicker than ever before.