A microscopic light-fueled microhand designed to capture microscopic objects.
Plasmonic Particles – Now Tailored to Your Needs
Guest editors Yugang Sun and Zhiyong Tang outline current research directions in the field of plasmonic particles.
Natural Fatty Acids as Gating Materials for Near-Infrared-Triggered Drug Release
Natural fatty acid eutetic mixtures offer an inexpensive, chemically stable and biocompatible gating material alternative for NIR-triggered drug release nanoparticles for cancer therapy.
High-Entropy Alloy-Coated Nanolattice Structures
In this work microfabricated three-dimensional polymeric nanolattices were conformably coated with a thin layer of high-entropy alloy (CoCrFeNiAl0.3) film via physical vapor deposition.
EUROMAT2017 Conference, Thessaloniki, Greece
This years’ EUROMAT2017 conference took place in Thessaloniki, Greece, 17-22 September.
Nobel Prize in Physics: Detecting Gravitational Waves
A collision between two black holes allowed for the first detection of gravitational waves.
Cytometry Part A Special Sections on Imaging Cytometry
Two new, Special Sections dedicated to imaging technologies.
A Yellow Polariton Condensate in a Dye Filled Microcavity
Pavlos G. Lagoudakis, David G. Lidzey and co-workers observed polariton condensation in the yellow part of the visible spectrum from a planar organic semiconductor microcavity containing the molecular dye bromine-substituted boron-dipyrromethene.
Natural Molecule to Boost Rechargeable Batteries
Lab tests show that a novel material based on n organic porphyrin molecule allows batteries to be charged within one single minute.
Digital Holography Steps into Industrial Applications
Digital holography transitions from laboratory into industrial applications (image credit: teekid/Getty Images).