New technique produces tunable, nanoporous materials

Researchers describe a new technique for creating novel nanoporous materials with unique properties that can be used to filter molecules or light.

Nanomagnets levitate thanks to quantum physics

Scientists show that, despite Earnshaw's theorem, nanomagnets can be stably levitated in an external static magnetic field owing to quantum mechanical principles. The quantum angular momentum of electrons, which also causes magnetism, is accountable for this mechanism.

Researchers look to patterns to envision new engineering field

The phenomenon that forms interference patterns on television displays when a camera focuses on a pattern like a person wearing stripes has inspired a new way to conceptualize electronic devices. Researchers are showing how the atomic-scale version of this phenomenon may hold the secrets to help advance electronics design to the limits of size and speed.

Devices made from 2D materials separate salts in seawater

Two-dimensional (2D) materials have been successfully assembled into devices with the smallest possible man made holes for water desalination.

Scientists get first close-ups of finger-like growths that trigger battery fires (w/video)

Remarkable cryo-EM images of dendrites show details down to the individual atom, and will yield new insights into why high-energy batteries fail.

How harmful are nano-copper and anti-fungal combinations in the waterways?

Recent research explores the risks to the smallest creatures in aquatic communities posed by increased use of the anti-fouling wood treatment.

Deep-depletion: A new concept for MOSFETs

An international team of researchers has created a proof of concept that uses the deep- depletion regime in bulk-boron-doped diamond MOSFETs to increase hole channel carrier mobility.