A Relativistic LightSail That Won’t Tear or Melt on an Interstellar Voyage
Astronomers have been waiting decades for the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, which promises to peer farther into space than ever before. But…
Astronomers have been waiting decades for the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, which promises to peer farther into space than ever before. But…
New technique could make quantum networking possible. Engineers at Caltech have developed an approach for quantum storage could help pave the way for the development…
Passive solar evaporation system could be used to clean wastewater, provide potable water, or sterilize medical tools in off-grid areas. An estimated two-thirds of humanity…
A nanomaterials-engineered penetrating sealer developed by Washington State University researchers is able to better protect concrete from moisture and salt – the two most damaging…
Researchers at Aalto University propose method of transducing frequency to power. The world’s most commonly used system of measurement, the International System of Units (SI),…
Researchers at Osaka University use a tiny thermometer to directly monitor changes in temperature when ions pass through a nanopore, which may lead to more…
Nanowires under tension create the basis for ultrafast transistors. Smaller chips, faster computers, less energy consumption. Novel concepts based on semiconductor nanowires are expected to…
Nanodiamonds may be tiny, but they can help with one of the biggest problems facing humanity today: Climate change. Hydrogen, a clean-burning fuel, leaves nothing…
It sounds like the stuff of science fiction: a man-made crystal that can be attached to antibodies and then supercharge them with potent drugs or…
The new substance is the result of a feat thought to be impossible: polymerizing a material in two dimensions. Using a novel polymerization process, MIT…
Using 2D materials, researchers have built superconducting qubits that are a fraction of the size of previous qubits, paving the way for smaller quantum computers….
Doctoral candidate Nina Andrejevic combines spectroscopy and machine learning techniques to identify novel and valuable properties in matter. Born into a family of architects, Nina…
Advancement in single-atom layer graphene coatings improves accelerator electron source lifespans. Protective coatings are common for many things in daily life that see a lot…
A novel hybrid ferritin nanocage with histidine residues shows 1.5 times higher metal ion uptake and improved catalytic efficiency for alcohol production, find researchers from…
Scientists create novel molecules that serve as ziplines for energy. In the 19th century, the scientific community puzzled over how the atoms in the mysterious…
A Q&A with two scientists aiming to overcome limits in computing power and energy efficiency by designing new microchips. Our laptops and smartphones are compact…
Nano-bubble evACE2 fights new variants as well as or better than original strain of virus. Drug can be delivered as nasal spray Acts as decoy…
Researchers at Université de Montréal have created a nanoantenna to monitor the motions of proteins. Reported last week in Nature Methods, the device is a…