Biochemists make 'elbow room' for nanostructures with new toolkit

Combining DNA and RNA, researchers cut a path to the forefront of nanotechnology.

Progress in self-assembling nanomaterials

Mimicking how the biological world arranges itself could help advance the next generation of nanomaterials.

Micromotors deliver oral vaccines

Researchers have developed oral vaccines powered by micromotors that target the mucus layer of the intestine.

Physicists take big step in nanolaser design

Scientists have developed a method that allows to find under what circumstances nanolasers qualify as true lasers.

Hydrogels change water and solute dynamics

Hydrogel pores can modify the molecular-level motion of water and dissolved ions.

Controlling charge flow by managing electron holes

Researchers watch and measure in real time charge dynamics between layers of oxide materials, offering insights into solar cells.

The subtle, but significant, role of surfaces in ion stickiness

Direct interactions dominate ion adsorption to aqueous graphene, a process central to vital processes in energy technology.

Untangling a strange phenomenon that both helps and hurts lithium-ion battery performance

New research offers the first complete picture of why a promising approach of stuffing more lithium into battery cathodes leads to their failure. A better understanding of this could be the key to smaller phone batteries and electric cars that drive farther between charges.