Towards lasers powerful enough to investigate a new kind of physics

An international team of researchers has demonstrated an innovative technique for increasing the intensity of lasers. This approach, based on the compression of light pulses, would make it possible to reach a threshold intensity for a new type of physics that has never been explored before: quantum electrodynamics phenomena.

Tiny mineral particles are better vehicles for promising gene therapy

Researchers have developed a safer and more efficient way to deliver a promising new method for treating cancer and liver disorders and for vaccination -- including a COVID-19 vaccine.

Integrating variable signals in hydrogels

Scientists sought to form longer-lifetime response complexes in a hydrogel and use those longer responses to produce unique reactions in the hydrogel.

Designing better holograms - Nanofabrication adds complexity to optical electronic devices

Researchers demonstrated novel ways to design and build materials for controlling light. The new materials have two layers of metasurfaces.

Thermophones offer new route to radically simplify array design, research shows

Scientists have pioneered a new technique to produce arrays of sound produced entirely by heat.

Printed flexible electronics bring us one step closer to smart clothing

Researchers have developed a new system of electrodes that can be implemented into our clothing and withstand our daily routines.

Flexible carbon nanotube material shows potential for use in fabrics to heat, cool

A new study finds that carbon nanotube film has a combination of thermal, electrical and physical properties that make it an appealing candidate for next-generation smart fabrics.

The lightest shielding material in the world

Researchers have succeeded in applying aerogels to microelectronics: Aerogels based on cellulose nanofibers can effectively shield electromagnetic radiation over a wide frequency range ? and they are unrivalled in terms of weight.

Spintronics: Faster data processing through ultrashort electric pulses

Physicists developed a simple concept that could improve significantly magnetic-based data processing. Using ultrashort electric pulses in the terahertz range, data can be written, read and erased very quickly.

A path to new nanofluidic devices applying spintronics technology

Substantial increase in the energy conversion efficiency of hydrodynamic power generation via spin currents.