Biodegradable nanogenerator made from DNA can generate power from touch (w/video)

Researchers report the development of a biodegradable nanogenerator made with DNA that can harvest the energy from everyday motion and turn it into electrical power.

For 2-D boron, it's all about that base

Scientists have theoretically determined that the properties of atom-thick sheets of boron depend on where those atoms land.

Cooperative carbon capture by a novel MOF material that mimics a plant enzyme

Innovative materials adsorb carbon dioxide via an unprecedented cooperative insertion mechanism.

Scientists predict phagraphene, a 'relative' of graphene

Scientists, using computer generated simulation have predicted the existence of a new two-dimensional carbon material, a 'patchwork' analogue of graphene called phagraphene.

Quantum dot solar cell exhibits 30-fold concentration

By combining designer quantum dot light-emitters with spectrally matched photonic mirrors, a team of scientists created solar cells that collect blue photons at 30 times the concentration of conventional solar cells, the highest luminescent concentration factor ever recorded.

New microfluidics device to determine bacteria's antibiotic resistance

This microfluidic technology uses microscale electric field gradients, acting on extremely small samples, to tell the difference between the two strains (antibiotic-resistant and antibiotic-susceptible) of Staphylococcus epidermidis.

A nanoscale view of a marine creature's magic trick (w/video)

Crystal nanostructures on the sea sapphire's back appear differently depending on the angle of reflection.