Design treatment of advanced metals producing better sculpting

New process targets improvements for defense, vehicles and health products.

Fireflies, heart beats, and the science of sync

In lessons for nanomachines, physicists have discovered surprisingly complex states emerging out of simple synchronized networks.

Tiny DNA reader to advance development of anticancer drugs

Researchers use tiny probes and an electrical current to locate anticancer drug molecules incorporated into single strands of DNA.

Using laser 'tweezers', scientists grab and study tiny protein droplets

New research illuminates some basic properties of these eccentric marvels of biology.

Breakthrough could enable cheaper infrared cameras

Quantum dots could make technology available for self-driving cars, consumer electronics.

New cell-sized microrobots might make incredible journeys

A million functional microscopic robots produced from a 4-inch silicon wafer in new nanofabrication process.

New graphene-based device is first step toward ultrasensitive biosensors

Device could detect disease biomarkers at the molecular level and lead to new sensor technology.

When semiconductors stick together, materials go quantum

A new study reveals how aligned layers of atomically thin semiconductors can yield an exotic new quantum material.

Combs of light for molecules

Developments and prospects in the field of atomic and molecular broadband spectroscopy with frequency combs.

Smoothing out the wrinkles in graphene

Coating graphene with wax makes for a less contaminated surface during device manufacturing.

New optical imaging system could be deployed to find tiny tumors

Near-infrared technology pinpoints fluorescent probes deep within living tissue; may be used to detect cancer earlier.

New approach facilitates spectroscopy on individual molecules

While spectroscopic measurements are normally averaged over myriad molecules, a new method provides precise information about the interaction of individual molecules with their environment.

Two dimensional ?Lego? shows new methods for creating electronics

Physicists have discovered that when two atomically thin (two-dimensional) materials like graphene are placed on top of each other like a ?Lego? tower, their properties change and a material with novel hybrid properties emerges, paving the way for design of new materials and nano devices.