Support morphology affects nanoparticle adsorption

Scientists have discovered an intriguing phenomenon in adsorption properties of nanoparticles.

Efficient conversion from spin currents to charge currents in a superconductor

Paving the way to future superconducting spintronics devices.

Rayleigh scattering reveals light propagation in optical nanfibers

Researchers have developed a new technique for visualizing light propagation through an optical nanofiber. The result is a non-invasive measurement of the fiber size and shape and a real-time view of how light fields evolve along the nanofiber.

Electrospun delivery vehicle for bioactive compounds in food nanotechnology

New research outlines how the creation of nanofibres could provide new and improved products and delivery systems for supplementary foodstuffs.

Diamonds are for temperature

Luminescent signals from green glowing diamond defects could monitor temperature in a range of physical and biological systems with unprecedented versatility.

Theory turns to reality for nonlinear optical metamaterials (w/video)

A research team has realized one of the long-standing theoretical predictions in nonlinear optical metamaterials: creation of a nonlinear material that has opposite refractive indices at the fundamental and harmonic frequencies of light. Such a material, which doesn't exist naturally, had been predicted for nearly a decade.

Transparent, stretchable conductors with a nano-accordion structure design

Researchers have created stretchable, transparent conductors that work because of the structures' 'nano-accordion' design. The conductors could be used in a wide variety of applications, such as flexible electronics, stretchable displays or wearable sensors.