Nano-imprinting technology improves transistor-based biosensors

Silicon nanowires fabricated using an imprinting technology could be the way of the future for transistor-based biosensors.

Scientists develop spectacles for X-ray lasers

Tailor-made corrective glasses permit unparalleled concentration of X-ray beam.

Magic ink from the nano world

A chemical reaction alters the colors of plasmonic prints.

Researchers imitate molecular crowding in cells

These results are offering better insight into the development of nanoreactors and artificial organelles.

Chiral metamaterial produces record optical shift under incremental power modulation

Researchers have demonstrated an optical metamaterial whose chiroptical properties in the nonlinear regime produce a significant spectral shift with power levels in the milliwatt range.

Researchers coax particles to form vortices using magnetic fields

Scientists have created tiny swirling vortices out of magnetic particles, providing insight into the behavior that governs such systems - which opens up new opportunities for materials and devices with new properties.

Nanocoated regular paper can be erased and reprinted 80 times (w/video)

Researchers have developed a new nanoparticle coating for regular paper that needs no ink, and can be printed on with light, erased and reused more than 80 times.