Odd reaction when functionalizing nanotubes creates a stir in the lab

The stirrers that mix cream into your coffee probably don?t make much difference to the drink. But in a chemistry lab, it turns out using the wrong stirrer can skew the science.

Just add heat to open this tiny box: Nanocubes automatically connect, disassemble at different temperatures

Researchers have designed two types of nano-sized building blocks that can automatically connect into cubes and scramble back into individual components based on the temperature of their environment. This accomplishment is another step towards chemical systems that more realistically mimic life.

Quantum physics and origami for the ultimate get-well card

Scientists have combined the simplicity of paper with the complexity of quantum physics for point-of-care testing in low-resource environments.