High-refractive-index material retains high transmissivity after annealing at 850 degrees C

Successfully combined with magnetic garnet to yield ten times enhanced performance.

Drug-delivering nanoparticles seek and destroy elusive cancer stem cells

Researchers are sending tiny drug-laden nanoparticles on a mission to seek and destroy cancer stem cells, the elusive and rare cells that can cause cancer to come back even when years have passed since the initial tumor was treated.

Graphene oxide making any material suitable to create biosensors

Scientists have developed a new tool for biomedical research focused on single-cell investigation.

Discovery points the way to better and cheaper transparent conductors

Researchers have made a discovery that could improve the conductivity of a type of glass coating which is used on items such as touch screens, solar cells and energy efficient windows.

Tuning the wavelength of fluorescent carbon tubes

Scientists control the fluorescence of carbon nanotubes with potential applications in bio-imaging.

The electronic origins of fluorescence in carbon nanotubes

Researchers use electrical techniques to understand the infrared fluorescence of modified carbon nanotubes.

Quantifying quanta

Elementary quantum-computing device used to observe quanta in propagating microwaves.