Microwave spectroscopy of a carbon nanotube charge qubit

Carbon nanotubes allow accurate control of electron charge, spin and valley degrees of freedom, are atomically perfect and can be made isotopically pure.

Looking at complex light wave forms

Using a new method, researchers can see for the first time how weak electric fields evolve in time.

New type of nanocomposite for stem cell therapy

Researchers have developed versatile magnetic nanoclusters capable of simultaneous gene delivery, direction of cell migration, and cell tracking for stem cell research.

When gold turns invisible

A gold compound shifts from a visible fluorescence to emitting infrared when ground - a big shift with potential applications in bioimaging and security inks.

Physicists discover why drying liquid crystal drops leave unusual 'coffee rings'

Scientists have uncovered the complex and remarkably different behavior arising in a liquid crystal drop that is drying.

Research grant to study multifunctional nanoporous ceramics

Office of Naval Research awards grant to study fundamental toughening mechanisms of novel ceramic composites and their use as alternative materials.

Graphene chills out

Flat sheets of carbon, and other two-dimensional materials, lose heat more easily when encased.