How to take a picture of a light pulse

Until now, complex experimental equipment was required to measure the shape of a light pulse. Researchers have now made this much easier.

Seeing inside a battery while it's working

Thin radio-frequency detector monitors capacity of commercial lithium-ion battery.

Turning trash into valuable graphene in a flash

'Green' process promises pristine graphene in bulk using waste food, plastic and other materials.

New type of curved acoustic beams to provide manipulations with nanoparticles

Scientists modeled and confirmed the existence of a new type of curved acoustic wave beams - acoustical hooks.

Looking at light that is forbidden

Scientists have developed a fully experimental method for determining the photonic band gap, literally making visible the unseen.

How disorder in nanocrystals enables heat-therapeutic systems

Nanocrystals, when they are dressed by the right kind of imperfections, adjust their electronic properties to favorably convert energy into heat, an important attribute for potential use in smart materials for energy, health, sensors etc.

Nano-thin flexible touchscreens could be printed like newspaper

New touch-responsive technology is 100 times thinner than existing touchscreen materials and so pliable it can be rolled up like a tube.