Microscopic 'donuts' a treat for quantum tech

Scientists study potential of synthetic strain engineering in 2D materials.

Researchers get most comprehensive view yet of lithium-ion battery electrode damage

What they learned could help manufacturers design more reliable and longer-lasting batteries for smartphones and cars.

Research overcomes key obstacles to scaling up DNA data storage

Researchers have developed new techniques for labeling and retrieving data files in DNA-based information storage systems, addressing two of the key obstacles to widespread adoption of DNA data storage technologies.

Nanomaterial safety on a nano budget

Researchers share their protocol for handling carbon nanotubes.

Flexible graphene nanogenerators turn movement into energy

Laser-induced graphene nanogenerators could power future wearables.

DNA origami to scale-up molecular motors

Researchers have successfully used DNA origami to make smooth-muscle-like contractions in large networks of molecular motor systems, a discovery which could be applied in molecular robotics.

Organic laser diodes move from dream to reality

Thorough characterization demonstrates lasing by direct electrical stimulation of an organic film is possible.