Water splitting observed on the nanometer scale

New investigation method provides fundamental insights into electrocatalytic water splitting under operating conditions.

Carbon nanotube composite could turn clothing into a health monitor

Researchers have reported a new material, pliable enough to be woven into fabric but imbued with sensing capabilities that can serve as an early warning system for injury or illness.

Using molecules to draw on quantum materials

Scientists used circular molecules to change the properties of a surface.

Micromotors get supercharged with three 'engines'

Researchers have developed micromotors with three 'engines' that they can control separately with chemical fuel, magnets and light.

High-tech metamaterial contact lenses correct color blindness

Researchers have incorporated ultra-thin optical devices known as metasurfaces into off-the-shelf contact lenses to correct deuteranomaly, a form of red-green color blindness.

Gold-coated pantyhose inspire a technique for comfortable light-emitting clothing

An approach for developing light-emitting fabric based on typical ultrasheer pantyhose coated in a thin gold film may enable the development of softer, more wearable luminous clothing.

A small step for atoms, a giant leap for microelectronics

Researchers have successfully grown atom-thick sheets of hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) as two-inch diameter crystals across a wafer.