New stamping technique creates functional features at nanoscale dimensions. The next time you place your coffee order, imagine slapping onto your to-go cup a sticker that acts as an electron... Read more
There are no magic bullets for global energy needs. But fuel cells in which electrical energy is harnessed directly from live, self-sustaining chemical reactions promise cheaper alternatives... Read more
Temporarily violates the famous second law of thermodynamics, something that is impossible on human time and length scale. Objects with sizes in the nanometer range, such as the molecular bu... Read more
It’s a great piece of basic science Not long after the development of the first laser in 1960 scientists discovered that shining a beam through certain crystals produced light of a dif... Read more
Scientists Find Nanoparticle Size Is Readily Controlled to Make Stronger Aluminum Alloys Long before they knew they were doing it — as long ago as the Wright Brother’s first airp... Read more
Physicists at UC San Diego have developed a new kind of X-ray microscope that can penetrate deep within materials like Superman’s fabled X-ray vision and see minute details at the scal... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Researchers in the laboratory of Samuel I. Stupp at Northwestern University have an interesting approach for tackling some major health problems: gather raw materials and... Read more
One of the most difficult aspects of working at the nanoscale is actually seeing the object being worked on. Biological structures like viruses, which are smaller than the wavelength of ligh... Read more
Now scientists have found a way to use ambient noise to turn water into usable hydrogen fuel We recently looked at a breakthrough in using sunlight to create hydrogen but now scientists have... Read more
Boasts a shell structure unlike anything else seen in nature They say life imitates art, but any scientist knows that the best designs imitate life. Researchers from the MIT Institute... Read more