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Optical Nanoantennas Set the Stage for a NEMS Lab-on-a-Chip Revolution

Washington, D.C., February 24, 2015 — Newly developed tiny antennas, likened to spotlights on the nanoscale, offer the potential to measure food safety, identify pollutants in the […]

Why a Latte is Less Likely to Spill than a Coffee

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 24, 2015 – Carrying a full cup of coffee from the kitchen to the dining room can be precarious for a sleepy-eyed caffeine addict […]

Potential New Breathalyzer for Lung Cancer Screening

WASHINGTON D.C., Feb.17, 2015 — Researchers from Chongqing University in China have developed a high sensitive fluorescence-based sensor device that can rapidly identify cancer related volatile organic […]

A New Spin on Spintronics

WASHINGTON D.C., February 17, 2015 – A team of researchers from the University of Michigan and Western Michigan University is exploring new materials that could yield higher […]

Novel Solid-State Nanomaterial Platform Enables Terahertz Photonics

WASHINGTON D.C., February 17, 2015 — Compact, sensitive and fast nanodetectors are considered to be somewhat of a “Holy Grail” sought by many researchers around the world. […]

Electronics You Can Wrap Around Your Finger

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 10, 2015 – Electronic devices have shrunk rapidly in the past decades, but most remain as stiff as the same sort of devices were […]

Extreme-Temperature Electronics

Washington, D.C., February 10, 2015 — Many industries are calling for electronics that can operate reliably in a harsh environment, including extreme temperatures above 200° Celsius. Examples […]

Artificial blood vessels

WASHINGTON, DC, February 3, 2015 – By combining micro-imprinting and electro-spinning techniques, researchers at Shanghai University’s Rapid Manufacturing Engineering Center have developed a vascular graft composed of […]

Industrial Pump Inspired by Flapping Bird Wings

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 3, 2015 — Birds are unwitting masters of fluid dynamics — they manipulate airflow each time they flap their wings, pushing air in one […]