Nanocarbon nucleation layer allows an anode-free zinc battery

Researchers report a prototype of an anode-free, zinc-based battery that uses low-cost, naturally abundant materials.

Lasers create miniature robots from bubbles (w/video)

Researchers have used lasers to create miniature robots from bubbles that lift, drop and manipulate small pieces into interconnected structures.

Novel nanomaterial generates powerful beams for enhanced optical imaging

Using DNA as a scaffold, engineers create a synthetic nanomaterial that could pave the way for rapid and more accurate diagnostic testing from a single molecule.

Researchers guide a single ion through a Bose Einstein condensate

Transport processes are ubiquitous in nature but still raise many questions. Scientists have now developed a new method that allows them to observe a single charged particle on its path through a dense cloud of ultracold atoms.

Storing information with light: photo-ferroelectric materials

New photo-ferroelectric materials allow to store information in a non-volatile way using light stimulus. The idea is to create energy efficient memory devices with high performance and versatility to face the challenges of the current society.

Do simulations represent the real world at the atomic scale?

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking validation protocol for simulations of the atomic structure of the interface between a solid (a metal oxide) and liquid water.

Gold nanoparticles more stable by putting rings on them

Scientists have found a way to prevent gold nanoparticles from clumping, which could help towards their use as an anti-cancer therapy.