A good first step toward nontoxic solar cells

Engineers discover lead-free perovskite semiconductor for solar cells using data analytics, supercomputers.

Bioinspired nanoparticles remodel tumor stroma to enhance nanoparticle accessibility to cancer cells

Scientists propose a bioinspired lipoproteins (bLP)-mediated strategy, aiming at inducing photothermia to disrupt the tumor stromal microenvironments (TSM) barriers and augmenting the accessibility of second-wave nanoparticles to cancer cells to suppress tumor relapse and metastasis.

Yellow is not the new black: Discovery paves way for new generation of solar cells

A study for the first time explains how a promising type of perovskites - man-made crystals that can convert sunlight into electricity - can be stabilized. As a result, the crystals turn black, enabling them to absorb sunlight.

Shaping light with a smartlens

A team of researchers reports on a dynamically tuneable lens capable of achieving almost any complex optical function.

New quantum phenomenon helps to understand fundamental limits of graphene electronics

A new study describes how electrons in a single atomically-thin sheet of graphene scatter off the vibrating carbon atoms which make up the hexagonal crystal lattice.

Next-generation graphene membranes for carbon capture

Chemical engineers have developed a new class of high-performance membranes for carbon capture that greatly exceed current targets.

Listening to the whispers of individual cells

A new method developed by biophysicists has made it possible for the first time to detect and analyse signals between individual cells.