Invisible tags: Physicists write, read and erase using light

A team of physicists has developed a new method of storing information in fully transparent plastic foils.

Researchers report advances in stretchable semiconductors, integrated electronics

Researchers outline advances in creating stretchable rubbery semiconductors, including rubbery integrated electronics, logic circuits and arrayed sensory skins fully based on rubber materials.

Magnetic teeth hold promise for materials and energy

A mollusk with teeth that can grind down rock may hold the key to making next generation abrasion-resistant materials and nanoscale materials for energy.

Straightforward biosynthesis of functional bulk nanocomposites

A general and scalable biosynthesis strategy has been developed which involves simultaneous growth of cellulose nanofibrils through microbial fermentation and co-deposition of various kinds of nanoscale building blocks through aerosol feeding on solid culture substrates.

Supercomputing helps study two-dimensional materials

High-performance computing helps researchers understand experiments for observing real-time motion of lithium atoms in bi-layer graphene, paving the way for designing new materials for batteries and other electronics.

Nanoparticles may promote cancer metastasis

Findings caution against possible side effects of cancer nanomedicines and other common nanoparticles but paves the way for safer design and better treatment strategies.

Current generation via quantum proton transfer

Scientists have discovered that proton transfer in electrochemical reactions is governed by the quantum tunneling effect under specific conditions. In addition, they made a first ever observation of the transition between the quantum and classical regimes in electrochemical proton transfer by controlling potential.

Meet the quantum fridge - at three atoms in size, it's much smaller than a minibar

This quantum fridge won't keep your drinks cold, but it's cool proof of physics operating at the smallest scales.