Actively swimming gold nanoparticles

Chemotactic movement on the macroscale by a swarm of bacteria-mimicking nanoswimmers.

Researchers produce electricity by flowing water over nanolayers of metal

Oxide layer atop nanometal layer results in electron shuttle, not corrosion.

Magnetic nanosprings break down marine microplastic pollution

Using tiny coil-shaped carbon-based magnets, researchers in have developed a new approach to purging water sources of the microplastics that pollute them without harming nearby microorganisms.

Nanobubbles hold clue to improved industrial structures

Insights into how minute, yet powerful, bubbles form and collapse on underwater surfaces could help make industrial structures such as ship propellers more hardwearing, research suggests.

New way to make 3D carbon nanotube components

Researchers used a 3D printer to make lightweight, strong, highly porous pure carbon nanotube structures using a 3D printer.

Experimental observation of a new class of materials: excitonic insulators

Scientists have found evidence of a new phase of matter predicted in the 1960s: the excitonic insulator.

Lights out: Putting the ambient air oxidation of monolayer WS2 to bed

New research shows that the oxidation of monolayers of tungsten disulphide (WS2) in ambient conditions is due to the absorption of visible wavelengths of light.

Treating solar cell materials reveals formation of unexpected microstructures

Hybrid organic-inorganic perovskite crystals are more efficient after solution-treating, but there are mechanisms doing more than just removing defects.

3D printable 2D materials based inks show promise to improve energy storage devices

For the first time, researchers have formulated inks using the 2D material MXene, to produce 3D printed interdigitated electrodes.

Researchers develop novel process for structuring quantum materials

To build high-performance quantum computers, for example, topological insulators have to be combined with superconductors. This fabrication step is associated with a number of challenges that have now been solved by researchers.

Researchers repair faulty brain circuits using nanotechnology

Possible new drug targets for dementia and intellectual disability.

New nanoparticle combination therapy shows effective resuscitation for massive hemorrhage

Scientists successfully resuscitated rabbits with coagulopathy from severe hemorrhagic shock using hemostatic nanoparticles and oxygen-carrying nanoparticles, which respectively stopped bleeding and delivered oxygen to the systemic tissues and organs. There are no effective therapies for such massive hemorrhage so far, thereby the combination therapy using two kinds of functional nanoparticles maybe desirable in future emergency trauma care.

Expanding functions of conducting microbial nanowires for chemical, biological sensors

Scientists report 'a major advance' in the quest to develop electrically conductive protein nanowires in the bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens for use as chemical and biological sensors.

Oddball edge wins nanotube faceoff

Theory shows peculiar ?Janus? interface a common mechanism in carbon nanotube growth.

Engineers use heat-free tech for flexible electronics; print metal on flowers, gelatin

Researchers are using liquid-metal particles to print electronic lines and traces on rose petals, leaves, paper, gelatin - on all kinds of materials. The technology creates flexible electronics that could have many applications such as monitoring crops, tracking a building's structural integrity or collecting biological data.

Dynamics in quantum dots: Smallest measurable processes recorded individually

Colloquially, the term 'quantum jump' is used to describe a tremendous development. In fact, it is the smallest change of state that can still be traced. Physicists have now succeeded in measuring every single jump by optical means and drawing conclusions about the dynamics of the electrons inside a quantum dot.

Transforming advanced nanoscience data into interactive art

Scientists and a multimedia artist generated novel representations of experimental nanoscience data through 3-D printing, sound, and virtual reality.

Travelling towards a quantum internet at light speed

Scientists successfully transferred and verified the angular momentum basis of quantum information from laser light to an electron trapped on a quantum dot. This work is a major step towards realizing hacker-proof interconnected quantum computers.

Scientists film molecular rotation

Quantum movie displays probability density distribution of rotating carbonyl sulphide molecules.

Transformative Carbon XPrize technological advance in CO2 utilization

Rather than carbon taxes or extended debates on the international path to combat global warming, transforming the greenhouse carbon dioxide to a valuable product incentivizes its 'mining' and removal, either from industrial flue gas or directly from the air.

Plasmonic magnetism - Light may magnetise non-magnetic metals, propose physicists

Physicists have devised a method to turn a non-magnetic metal into a magnet using laser light.

Trandfer-printing technology for creating flexible sensors on topographic surfaces

A esearch team developed a transfer-printing technology that uses hydrogel and nano ink to easily create high-performance sensors on flexible substrates of diverse shapes and structures.

A good first step toward nontoxic solar cells

Engineers discover lead-free perovskite semiconductor for solar cells using data analytics, supercomputers.

Bioinspired nanoparticles remodel tumor stroma to enhance nanoparticle accessibility to cancer cells

Scientists propose a bioinspired lipoproteins (bLP)-mediated strategy, aiming at inducing photothermia to disrupt the tumor stromal microenvironments (TSM) barriers and augmenting the accessibility of second-wave nanoparticles to cancer cells to suppress tumor relapse and metastasis.

Yellow is not the new black: Discovery paves way for new generation of solar cells

A study for the first time explains how a promising type of perovskites - man-made crystals that can convert sunlight into electricity - can be stabilized. As a result, the crystals turn black, enabling them to absorb sunlight.

Shaping light with a smartlens

A team of researchers reports on a dynamically tuneable lens capable of achieving almost any complex optical function.

New quantum phenomenon helps to understand fundamental limits of graphene electronics

A new study describes how electrons in a single atomically-thin sheet of graphene scatter off the vibrating carbon atoms which make up the hexagonal crystal lattice.

Next-generation graphene membranes for carbon capture

Chemical engineers have developed a new class of high-performance membranes for carbon capture that greatly exceed current targets.

Listening to the whispers of individual cells

A new method developed by biophysicists has made it possible for the first time to detect and analyse signals between individual cells.

Synthetic biology enables protein origami

Engineers find new way to create single-chain protein nanostructures using synthetic biology and protein-assembly techniques.

Physicists discover new quantum trick for graphene: magnetism

Physicists were stunned when two twisted sheets of graphene showed signs of superconductivity. Now scientists have shown that the material also generates a type of magnetism once only dreamed of theoretically.

Designed switch allows unprecedented control over living cells

From modifying gene expression to cell signaling, dynamic designer proteins may usher in a new era of synthetic biology.

Mimicking lizard skin to save energy on an industrial scale

The LABIONICS project is set to drive the commercial development of breakthrough laser-engineered products inspired by the unique skin and scale textures of animals and insects, potentially leading to entirely new applications across industry, energy and medicine.

Researchers construct an artificial olfactory system based on self-powered nano-generator

This device can sense different odor molecules and recognize different odors. It has been demonstrated in vivo in animal models.

Transforming biology to design next-generation computers, using a surprise ingredient

Researchers have found ways of transforming structures that occur naturally in cell membranes to create other architectures, like parallel 1nm-wide line segments, more applicable to computing.

Molecular mayhem at root of battery breakdown

Overly active oxygen atoms escape with ease, leading to battery failure.

Chemists close gap in making nanomedicines safer, more efficient

A new study describes how one of the liver's natural toxin-removal processes can improve the delivery of nanomedicines.

Soft micro-monitors keep tabs on oxygen in new tissues

Scientists develop fluorescent sensors to track nutrients in hydrogel-based healing.

Microrobots show promise for treating tumors

Researchers demonstrate a robotic platform for delivering drugs in the human body.

Nanoparticles promote functional healing following spinal cord injury

Paralyzing damage in spinal cord injury is often caused by the zealous immune response to the injury. Scientists have developed nanoparticles that lure immune cells away from the spinal cord, allowing regeneration that restored spinal cord function in mice.

A novel method to fine-tune the properties of carbon nanotubes

Scientists have developed a novel method to fine-tune the optoelectrical properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) by applying an aerosolized dopant solution on their surface, thus opening up new avenues for SWCNT application in optoelectronics.

Developing technologies that run on light

Researchers are designing a nanoscale photon diode - a necessary component that could bring us closer to faster, more energy-efficient computers and communications that replace electricity with light.

Tiny changes, big impact

As the use of nanoparticles in products grows ever more common, scientists are exploring ways to keep them from harming our freshwater ecosystems.

Does one size does fit all? A new model for organic semiconductors

Researchers report new observations for organic single crystals that derive from their flexibility, opening the door for new organic electronics.

Valleytronics core theory for future high-efficiency semiconductor technology

Scientists discovered a theory that can expand the development of valleytronics technology, which has been drawing attention as a next generation semiconductor technology. This is expected to advance the development of valleytronics technology one level further, a new magnetic technology of next generation that surpasses the existing data processing speed.

Using 2D materials to make ultrathin transistors for faster computer chips

An important breakthrough in transistor technology has been achieved: With the help of novel insulators, high-quality transistors can be produced using two-dimensional materials.

Artificial graphene throat could someday help mute people 'speak'

Researchers have developed a wearable artificial throat that, when attached to the neck like a temporary tattoo, can transform throat movements into sounds.

New nanocomposite material for wearable devices able to restore conductivity

New material for wearable devices can self-heal and recover its original electrical conductivity even after being significantly stretched or completely cut.

Unconventional phenomena triggered by acoustic waves in 2D materials

Researchers report a novel phenomenon, called Valley Acoustoelectric Effect, which takes place in 2D materials, similar to graphene.

Self-organizing molecules: Nanorings with two sides

Scientists succeeded in producing Janus nanorings with two different sides for the first time.