New quantum material with intrinsically magnetic and topological properties

An international consortium of chemists and physicists has discovered a new type of quantum material with intrinsic magnetic and topological properties. Since they manifest without doping or strong external magnetic fields, this material may lead the way to new applications in spintronics, two-dimensional magnetism and quantum transport.

Improved 3D nanoprinting technique to build nanoskyscrapers

Simply adding 'table salt' helps to build self-stacked nanoarchitectures.

Nanopores can identify the amino acids in proteins, the first step to sequencing

While DNA sequencing is a useful tool for determining what's going on in a cell or a person's body, it only tells part of the story. Protein sequencing could soon give researchers a wider window into a cell's workings. A new study demonstrates that nanopores can be used to identify all 20 amino acids in proteins, a major step toward protein sequencing.

Large-area and flexible near-infrared light-emitting diodes

Researchers have developed highly efficient, large-area and flexible near-infrared light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for new wearable device technologies.

Quantum-dot tattoos hold vaccination record

Bioengineers reveal dissolving microneedles that also embed fluorescent medical info.

Proof of a decades-old theory hides in the thinnest of materials

By layering two-dimensional materials, scientists have confirmed electrochemical phenomena based on theory established in the 1950s.

Free short story collection to entangle readers in the quantum world

Are you ready to get entangled in the science of the very small? That's the thread running through a new anthology, Quantum Shorts: Collected Flash Fiction Inspired by Quantum Physics.