For faster, larger graphene add a liquid layer

Millimetre-sized crystals of high-quality graphene can be made in minutes instead of hours using a new scalable technique.

Solving mysteries of conductivity in polymers

Materials seen as promising for optoelectronics and thermoelectric devices finally yield their secrets.

Tallying white blood cells on paper

A cost effective means for counting white blood cells promises to improve diagnosis in low-resource areas.

Self-cleaning templates for nanoscale protein patterning

A light-triggered cleanable, recyclable chip makes fabrication feasible for all.

Quantum dots light the way

A drug-encapsulating nanoparticle teams up with bright bio-labels to measure how anticancer chemotherapy formulations enter cells.

Optical materials - Two crystals are better than one

Engineered structures that can alter the speed of light could benefit optical communication systems.

Nanospheres shield chemo drugs, safely release high doses in response to tumor secretions

Scientists have designed nanoparticles that release drugs in the presence of a class of proteins that enable cancers to metastasize. That is, they have engineered a drug delivery system so that the very enzymes that make cancers dangerous could instead guide their destruction.