New mini mass spectrometer has massive implications

Compact mass spectrometer more conducive to applications for space exploration, homeland security, and more.

Biosensor could help diagnose illnesses directly in serum

Researchers demonstrate how tailoring the sensing surface with short specific biological receptors and a polymer polyethylene glycol (PEG) can strongly enhance the sensor response.

The tricky trifecta of solar cells

The quest for solar cell materials that are inexpensive, stable, and efficient leads to a breakthrough in thin film organic-inorganic perovskites.

Nanophotonic chip system measures light from a single bacterial cell to enable portable chemical detection

Researchers have created a nanophotonic chip system using lasers and bacteria to observe fluorescence emitted from a single bacterial cell.

Nanoparticles loaded with mRNA give disease-fighting properties to cells

A new biomedical tool using nanoparticles that deliver transient gene changes to targeted cells could make therapies for a variety of diseases - including cancer, diabetes and HIV - faster and cheaper to develop, and more customizable.

Tracking the environmental exposure of the emerging nanomaterial industry

Nanomaterial tracking to limit impacts on the environment.

Why does rubbing a balloon on your hair make it stick?

New research indicates how static electricity puts the charge in material, offering answer to centuries-old question.