A joint study to design nanoporous materials to carry small molecules

Materials acting like sponge to safely capture, store, and release essential small molecules.

'Diamond-age' of power generation as nuclear batteries developed (w/video)

A team of physicists and chemists have grown a man-made diamond that, when placed in a radioactive field, is able to generate a small electrical current. The development could solve some of the problems of nuclear waste, clean electricity generation and battery life.

A new technique for structural color, inspired by birds

Scientists have developed a new, more robust and cost effective system to build large-scale metamaterials with structural color.

More energy from the sun - Researchers road-test powerful method for studying singlet fission

Singlet fission could have a central role in the future development of solar cells.

Flying start for world's first graphene-enhanced aircraft

Prospero, the first model aircraft to incorporate a graphene skinned wing, was successfully flown at the Farnborough International Air Show in the UK earlier this year. The flight sets an example of how graphene might be used within the aerospace sector.

Researchers demonstrate world's first qubit device fabricated in standard CMOS process

Researchers have achieved the first demonstration of a quantum-dot-based spin qubit using an industry-standard fabrication process.

Squeezing light into new miniature devices

Scientists develop new optical circuit components to manipulate light.