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  Breathable, wearable electronics on skin for long-term health monitoring

  Jul 17, 2017

  A hypoallergenic electronic sensor can be worn on the skin continuously for a week without discomfort, and is so light and thin that users forget they even have it on, says a Japanese group of scientists. The elastic electrode ...

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  Plasmon-powered devices for medicine, security, solar cells

  Jul 17, 2017

  A Rice University professor's method to "upconvert" light could make solar cells more efficient and disease-targeting nanoparticles more effective.

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  A firefly's flash inspires new nanolaser light

  Jul 17, 2017

  A reinvented, low-cost laser source that stores light energy inside nanoscale disks could underpin the development of optically powered neurocomputers, reveals a simulation study led by KAUST researchers.

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  Researchers develop new transistor concept

  Jul 14, 2017

  Transistors, as used in billions on every computer chip, are nowadays based on semiconductor-type materials, usually silicon. As the demands for computer chips in laptops, tablets and smartphones continue to rise, new possibilities ...

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  Fluorine grants white graphene new powers: Researchers turn common insulator into a magnetic semiconductor

  Jul 14, 2017

  A little fluorine turns an insulating ceramic known as white graphene into a wide-bandgap semiconductor with magnetic properties. Rice University scientists said that could make the unique material suitable for electronics ...

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  Low-cost CO sensor developed using nanoscale honeycomb structures

  Jul 14, 2017

  Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a highly sensitive, low-cost nanosensor that can quickly detect minute changes in carbon monoxide (CO) levels, with potential applications in environmental ...

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  Coupling a nano-trumpet with a quantum dot enables precise position determination

  Jul 14, 2017

  Scientists from the Swiss Nanoscience Institute and the University of Basel have succeeded in coupling an extremely small quantum dot with 1,000 times larger trumpet-shaped nanowire. The movement of the nanowire can be detected ...

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  Material resembling a metal nanosponge could reduce computer energy consumption to minimums

  Jul 13, 2017

  Researchers from the UAB, in collaboration with the ICN2, have developed a nanoporous material based on a copper and nickel alloy, with a structure similar to that of a sponge with pores measuring the size of a millionth ...

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  Using self-assembly, scientists are coaxing nanoparticles into making new, customized materials

  Jul 13, 2017

  When you bring a box home from the furniture store, you don't expect the screws, slats, and other pieces to magically converge into a bed or table. Yet this self-assembly occurs every day in nature. Nothing tells atoms to ...

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  Researchers revolutionize vital conservation tool with use of gold nanotechnology and lasers (Update)

  Jul 13, 2017

  For more than 60 years, researchers have tried to successfully cryopreserve (or freeze) the embryo of zebrafish, a species that is an important medical model for human health. In a new study, researchers at the University ...