Building a better (nano) bowtie

Bowtie-shaped nanostructures may advance the development of quantum devices.

Record speed and accuracy achieved with single-electron pumps

Scientists have measured silicon single-electron pumps with the highest speed and accuracy ever achieved, paving the way towards practical primary standards for electric current.

New discovery could better predict how semiconductors weather abuse

Mimicking nature is not easy, but new insights could help create a viable artificial system of photosynthesis.

A little impurity makes nanolasers shine

Scientists have improved the performance of tiny lasers by adding impurities, in a discovery which will be central to the development of low-cost biomedical sensors, quantum computing, and a faster internet.

From super to ultra-resolution microscopy (w/video)

A new method pushes the frontier in imaging resolution, with the potential to distinguish individual features in single molecules.

A close up look at ultra-thin nanomaterials for industrial use

The EU-funded 2DInterFOX project is seeking new insights into the behaviour of nanomaterials - the results could help manufacturers develop new electronic and energy-related products, potentially boosting their competitiveness.

How water gets its exceptional properties

Using artificial neural networks, researchers have examined the atomic interactions of water molecules. Based on their findings, they explain the melting temperature of ice and the density maximum at four degrees Celsius - based solely on computer simulations.