How medicine literally gets under your skin with nanocontainers

Researchers are developing nano-containers for therapeutic agents that can be controlled by light.

Bismuth shows novel conducting properties

New work establishes bismuth as a higher-order topological insulator and opens the way to identify new ones.

Predicting diffusion data

A high-throughput computer model predicts diffusion data for the transport of light elements within solids.

Stepping up water splitting with nanostructured cobalt phosphides

Cheap and accessible cobalt-based catalysts could fast-track the industrial-scale production of hydrogen from water.

Another step closer to tunable liquids

By investigating the influence of electric fields on liquids, scientists could develop a new technique for controlling their friction and adhesive properties.

Shrinking semiconductor lasers to the nanoscale

An ultracompact laser has been made using semiconductor nanoscale columns.

Bringing the power of nanotechnology to particle physics

Researchers are using nanoparticles to make photodetectors better able to handle the ultraviolet radiation produced in high-energy physics experiments.