Shocking heat waves stabilize single atoms

Single atoms work great as catalysts, but they usually don't stay single for long. Scientists use high-temperature shock waves to keep them in their place.

'Safe-by-Design' - On the road to safe nanomedicine

An international research consortium has developed guidelines that should enable the safe development of nanoparticles for medical use.

Compute at the speed of light

A new way to achieve integrated photonics could have applications in imaging, sensing and quantum information processing, such as on-chip transformation optics, mathematical operations and spectrometers.

Study finds EU regulatory framework ready for the next generation of nanomaterials

A study commissioned by the EU nanomaterials observatory has found that the current EU regulatory framework for characterising and identifying 'next generation' nanomaterials is able to address the majority of them and that no significant changes will be needed in the near future.