This nanosensor could turn your smartphone into a supersmart gas sensor

Researchers reported an atomically thin 2D sensor that works at room temperature and thus consumes less power than conventional sensors.

Tires turned into graphene that makes stronger concrete

Researchers have optimized a process to convert waste from rubber tires into graphene that can, in turn, be used to strengthen concrete.

Standing out: Unusual magnetic transition in perovskite oxide can help boost spintronics

Scientists examined the perovskite oxide PbFeO3, a compound that has evaded inspection until now, owing to difficulties in synthesizing samples and resolving its crystal structure.

Method offers inexpensive imaging at the scale of virus particles

Using an ordinary light microscope, researchers can now obtain images with unprecedented accuracy.

Scientists use nanotechnology to detect bone-healing stem cells

Researchers have developed a new way of using nanomaterials to identify and enrich skeletal stem cells - a discovery which could eventually lead to new treatments for major bone fractures and the repair of lost or damaged bone.

Putting a spin on Heusler alloys

A review on the latest research of the various types of Heusler alloys summarizes the field?s main achievements up to 2020.

Kirigami-style nanostructure fabrication may open new world of micro and nanostructures

Using a technique that mimics the ancient Japanese art of kirigami, a team of researchers may offer an easier way to fabricate complex 3D nanostructures for use in electronics, manufacturing and health care.

The road to quantum computing

The race for the quantum computer will most likely be decided at the quantum bit (qubit) ? the smallest information unit of the quantum computer. The coupling of several qubits into a computing system is currently one of the greatest challenges in the development of quantum computers.

Contact lenses poised to detect cancer, treat disease and replace digital screens

Newly-published 'contact lens technologies of the future' paper reviews innovative uses for disease detection and therapy, drug delivery, vision enhancement and more.

Electromagnetic fields of nanostructures visualized in 3D for the first time

Scientists have succeeded in imaging so-called surface phonons in three dimensions for the first time. The research success could accelerate the development of new, efficient nanotechnologies.