Nanoparticle imaging agents developed to better monitor growth of tumours

New tools would help doctors make better and quicker treatment decisions for cancer patients.

Nanoscale islands dot light-driven catalyst

Scientists develop method to make multifunctional plasmonic nanostructures.

Memristors to make computers faster, smaller and more efficient

Enabling faster, smaller and ultra-low-power computers with memristors could have a big impact on embedded technologies, which enable Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence, and portable healthcare sensing systems.

The road less traveled: How to switch assembly pathways

Big impacts on crystal formation result from small changes and reveal design principles for new materials for solar cells, more.

Tungsten offers nano-interconnects a path of least resistance

Researchers conducted electron transport measurements in epitaxial single-crystal layers of tungsten as a potential interconnect solution.

Terahertz nanoprobing for ultrafast surface dynamics measurements of bulk semiconductors

Researchers have demonstrated ultrafast surface dynamics measurements of bulk semiconductors (SI-InP and SI-GaAs) using a THz nanoprobing method.

Bringing superconducting single-photon detectors in from the cold

A new form of compact cooling technology developed for space astronomy could pave the way for use of advanced superconducting detectors for better cancer treatments, driverless cars and practical quantum communications.