Butterfly-inspired photovoltaics enhances light absorption by up to 200 percent

The wings of the butterfly Pachliopta aristolochiae are drilled by nanostructures (nanoholes) that help absorbing light over a wide spectrum far better than smooth surfaces. Researchers have now succeeded in transferring these nanostructures to solar cells.

Essential quantum computer component downsized by two orders of magnitude

Researchers have built compact photon directional devices. Their micrometer-scale, nonmagnetic devices route microwave photons and can shield qubits from harmful noise.

Nano-targeting treatment for prostate cancer

Novel delivery system targets cancerous bone lesions.

Molecular magnetism packs power with 'messenger electron'

The spins of unpaired electrons are the root of permanent magnetism, and after 10 years of design and re-design, researchers have made a molecule that gains magnetic strength through an unusual way of controlling those spins.

X-ray laser reveals how extreme shocks deform a metal's atomic structure

A new way to observe this deformation as it happens can help study a wide range of phenomena, from meteor impacts to high-performance ceramics used in armor, as well as how to protect spacecraft from high-speed dust impacts.

Researchers camouflage an optical chip rendering it invisible

Researchers have conceived a new method that deflects and scatters light away from a 'cloaking' chip surface so it is not detected.

Quantum computing with molecules for a quicker search of unsorted databases

Scientists have quantum mechanically implemented and successfully executed Glover?s algorithm, a process for the quick finding of a search element in unsorted databases.