Using standard semiconductor manufacturing equipment, researchers have demonstrated a nano-mechanical plasmon phase modulator that can control and manipulate the flow of plasmons at the nanoscale without any degradation in optical performance.
Apr 7th, 2015
Read moreResearchers have developed a new way to print paper biosensors, simplifying the diagnosis of many bacterial and respiratory infections.
Apr 7th, 2015
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The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) invites members of the public to cast their votes for the winning images in the EnvisioNano photo contest. Students from labs and schools across the United States sent in pictures and descriptions of their research for the chance to win the top honors.
Apr 7th, 2015
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New research shows how inkjet-printing technology can be used to mass-produce electronic circuits made of liquid-metal alloys for "soft robots" and flexible electronics.
Apr 7th, 2015
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Researchers find a way to purify arrays of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), possibly providing a step toward post-silicon circuits and devices.
Apr 7th, 2015
Read moreInspired by the way living organisms have evolved in nature to perform complex tasks with remarkable ease, a group of researchers is exploring similar 'evolutionary' methods to create information processing devices.
Apr 7th, 2015
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'Phonon tunneling' explains heat flow across nanometer-wide gaps, study finds.
Apr 7th, 2015
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Researchers have carried out the first systematic study analyzing the safety of so-called upconversion nanoparticles that may be used to treat skin cancer and other skin diseases. This study is one of the most important steps on the path to new, safe and effective methods to diagnose and treat cancer.
Apr 7th, 2015
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This potentially scalable graphene production method consists in the exfoliation of low cost graphite using ultrasonic waves in synergy with a surface active and self-assembling protein extracted from an edible fungus.
Apr 7th, 2015
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Scientists observed lead atoms unexpectedly moving collectively on a lead-on-silicon surface to 'explosively' form metal nanostructures, all at low temperatures.
Apr 6th, 2015
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Life may seem precarious for the sea sponge known as Venus' flower basket. Tiny, hair-like appendages made essentially of glass are all that hold the creatures to their seafloor homes. But fear not for these creatures of the deep. Those tiny lifelines, called basalia spicules, are fine-tuned for strength.
Apr 6th, 2015
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Acoustic device can rapidly isolate circulating tumor cells from patient blood samples.
Apr 6th, 2015
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Researchers have reported developing an efficient conductive electron-transporting polymer, a long-missing puzzle piece that will allow ultrafast battery applications.
Apr 6th, 2015
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Scientists have invented the first high-performance aluminum battery that's fast-charging, long-lasting and inexpensive. Researchers say the new technology offers a safe alternative to many commercial batteries in wide use today.
Apr 6th, 2015
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Magnetic-field detector is 1,000 times more efficient than its predecessors.
Apr 6th, 2015
Read moreResearchers have accomplished a new step forward in electronics that could bring brain-like computing closer to reality. The team's work advances memory resistors, or memristors, which are resistors in a circuit that "remember" how much current has flowed through them.
Apr 6th, 2015
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