Highlights
Data Storage Institute (DSI)
A silicon-nanoparticle photonic waveguide
15 July 2018A line of silicon nanoparticles can transport light efficiently at small scales
Diffraction Limit
Brighter microscopy using built-in nanobulbs
15 July 2018Hybrid nanoparticle can attach to microscope tips and light up objects too tiny to see with typical optical beams
Spectroscopy
No barrier to applications for a remarkable 2D material
24 June 2018An innovative technique for growing large, uniform sheets of single-layer molybdenum disulfide could lead to new flexible electronic and optoelectronic devices
Energy
Shedding light on tomorrow’s solar energy
24 June 2018Improved forecasting of sunlight could help increase solar energy generation
T Cell
Doubling down on infection
24 June 2018A new understanding of the way chikungunya virus protects mice against malaria could lead to improved patient care
Molecular Dynamics
A hard look at polymers in cement mix
24 June 2018Computer simulations have zoomed in on the role of superplasticizers in concrete performance
Glaucoma
A bird’s eye view for improved diagnosis
24 June 2018An algorithm paves the way for accurate, rapid diagnosis of closed-angle glaucoma
Ligand
Ligands control nanowire growth
24 June 2018Thiol molecules drive gold atoms to form a forest of nanowires with useful properties
Protein Complexes
Turning up the heat on protein interactions
7 June 2018Deep data analytics drive the development of a technique
that sheds light on drug action by monitoring the dynamics of thousands of protein complexes simultaneously
within intact cells
Gold
Getting into the groove
7 June 2018Light
focused into nano-grooves in a gold film bonded to an atomically thin crystal
flake produces a remarkable frequency doubling effect
Nanophotonics
Light-bending nano-patterns for LEDs
7 June 2018Direct
nanoscale patterning of LED surfaces brings new possibilities for the control
of light
Silica
Porous silica protects nickel catalyst
7 June 2018Nanoparticles avoid
deactivation and convert biomass-derived gas into methane
Spectroscopy
New approach to generating ultrashort pulses
15 May 2018Extremely short mid-infrared laser pulses will help scientists explore ultrafast processes in atoms
