Terahertz computer chip is now within reach

Researchers have created technology that will enable our computers - and all optic communication devices - to run 100 times faster through terahertz microchips.

Researchers unveil high-sensitivity 3-D technique using single-atom measurements

Scientists have unveiled a stunningly accurate technique for scientific measurements which uses a single atom as the sensor, with sensitivity down to 100 zeptoNewtons.

Breakthrough antimalarial drug delivery system using mesoporous silica nanoparticles

An international collaborative research group has successfully developed the world's first drug delivery system for antimalarial drugs. The treatment has increased efficiency up to 240 times as much as when antimalarial medicine is taken orally.

Reducing noise in silicon quantum dots boosts calculation precision

The quantum equivalents of computer bits can be manipulated quicker and more precisely by using techniques that liberate them from intrinsic ?hyperfine noise?.

Small poke - huge unexpected response

Exotic material exhibits an optical response in enormous disproportion to the stimulus - larger than in any known crystal.

Sniffing out the foundational science of sensors

Studying how to make and combine cutting-edge materials is leading to cheaper, more efficient, and more sensitive gaseous sensors.

Making shiny pellets of graphite from functionalized graphene (w/video)

Researchers use mechano-chemical process to make strong, lightweight material.