Predicting diffusion data

A high-throughput computer model predicts diffusion data for the transport of light elements within solids.

Stepping up water splitting with nanostructured cobalt phosphides

Cheap and accessible cobalt-based catalysts could fast-track the industrial-scale production of hydrogen from water.

Another step closer to tunable liquids

By investigating the influence of electric fields on liquids, scientists could develop a new technique for controlling their friction and adhesive properties.

Shrinking semiconductor lasers to the nanoscale

An ultracompact laser has been made using semiconductor nanoscale columns.

Bringing the power of nanotechnology to particle physics

Researchers are using nanoparticles to make photodetectors better able to handle the ultraviolet radiation produced in high-energy physics experiments.

New nanoparticles wait to release drugs, target infection

A novel way to fight sepsis.

Magnetization in small components can now be filmed in the laboratory

Technique for imaging magnetization dynamics developed in a joint project.