Nanocontainer ships titan-size gene therapies and drugs into cells

Researchers have created a tiny, nanosize container that can slip inside cells and deliver protein-based medicines and gene therapies of any size - even hefty ones attached to the gene-editing tool called CRISPR.

Nanowire captures Abrikosov vortices

Scientists have demonstrated the possibility of detecting the penetration of Abrikosov vortices through the superconductor/ferromagnet interface. The device is a ferromagnetic nanowire bonded to superconductive electrodes.

A sustainable new material for carbon dioxide capture

The new material offers many benefits: it is sustainable, has a high capture rate, and has low operating costs.

Self-cleaning solar panels with nanotextured surfaces

Researchers look to the lotus leaf for self-cleaning innovation.

Electronic map reveals 'rules of the road' in superconductor

Using a clever technique that causes unruly crystals of iron selenide to snap into alignment, physicists have drawn a road map that reveals the quantum 'rules of the road' that electrons must follow in the enigmatic superconductor.

Microcavities save organic semiconductors from going dark

Researchers found a way to keep these organic semiconductors from going dark. They used tiny sandwich structures of mirrors, called microcavities, to trap light and force it to interact with a layer of molecules, forming a new hybrid state, known as a polariton, that mixes light and matter.This approach could lead to brighter, more efficient LEDs, sensors and solar cells.

A new view for glasses

Scientists used computer simulations to demonstrate how the dynamics of a glassy liquid can be predicted based on the local structural ordering at the atomic level. This work may lead to a deeper understanding of glass transition.