Watching molecules split in real time

A new method could be used to look at chemical reactions that other techniques can?t catch, for instance in catalysis, photovoltaics, peptide and combustion research.

Scientists explore the unknown behaviour of gold nanoparticles with neutrons

Scientists investigated the physical and chemical influences when gold nanoparticles interact with a model biological membrane, in order to identify the behavioural mechanisms taking place.

Nanomechanical router is a quantum leap for physicists

Physicists have developed a nanocomponent that emits light particles carrying quantum information.

New thirty-minute blood test to reduce sepsis deaths

A new detector using photonics to identify E. coli bacteria from a tiny drop of blood, and produce a while-you-wait diagnosis in less than thirty minutes is making a bold bid to reduce the mortality rate from sepsis by more than 70%.

Nanocasting platinum in MOFs

Researchers demonstrate that metallic platinum structures can be effectively casted into zirconium-based MOFs by a two-step infiltration/reduction process.

Atomic beams shoot straighter via cascading silicon peashooters

To a non-physicist, an 'atomic beam collimator' may sound like a phaser firing mystical particles. That might not be the worst metaphor to introduce a technology that researchers have now miniaturized, making it more likely to someday land in handheld devices.

Researchers discover perfectly imperfect twist on nanowire growth

For years, researchers have been trying to find ways to grow an optimal nanowire, using crystals with perfectly aligned layers all along the wire. A team of engineering researchers sees an advantage to natural imperfection.

How slippery surfaces allow sticky pastes and gels to slide

Engineered surface treatment can reduce waste and improve efficiency in many processes.

Quantum gas turns supersolid

Scientists report on the observation of supersolid behavior in dipolar quantum gases of erbium and dysprosium. In the dysprosium gas these properties are unprecedentedly long-lived. This sets the stage for future investigations into the nature of this exotic phase of matter.