Surface matters: Huge reduction of heat conduction observed in flat silicon channels

Combining state-of-the-art realistic atomistic modelling and experiments, a new paper describes how thermal conductivity of ultrathin silicon membranes is controlled to large extent by the structure and the chemical composition of their surface.

Nanoscientists model atomic structures of three bacterial nanomachines

Cryo electron microscope enables scientists to explore the frontiers of targeted antibiotics.

Electrons move like light in three-dimensional solid

Tracking electronic motion in a graphene-like bulk material shows fast electrons in all dimensions.

Whiteboards of the future: New electronic paper could make inexpensive electronic displays

A simple structure of bi-colored balls made of tough, inexpensive materials is well suited for large handwriting-enabled e-paper displays.

Printing silicon on paper, with lasers

A new fabrication technique may allow the gold standard for transistors to outcompete its recent ultra-thin substitutes.

Nano-rafts on the cell membrane

Researchers shed light on a big secret of cell membranes: The 'lipid rafts', which have been believed to move within the cell membrane, do not really exist.

New tabletop detector 'sees' single electrons

Physicists have developed a new tabletop particle detector that is able to identify single electrons in a radioactive gas.