Researchers combine nanoplasmonic architectures and interferometry to bring nanoscale biosensors to near-commercial levels of sensitivity.
Europewide challenge to Moore's law begins
New pan-european research projects aims to extend Moore’s law by reducing costs and improve the energy efficiency of electronic devices.
Vanadium dioxide holds the key to spintronic smart sensors
Researchs integrate vanadium oxide onto a silicon chip, paving the way for multifunctional spintronic smart sensors and next-generation spintronic devices.
The week in research: February 5th 2014
A roundup of the latest materials science research from the past week.
Using disordered materials in lithium ion batteries
researchers at MIT and Brookhaven National Laboratory have found a whole new avenue in li-ion battery research: the use of disordered materials.
Better modeling of metamaterials
EPFL scientists have developed an innovative mathematical method to greatly improve computer modeling of metamaterials.
Spintronics researcher awarded 2014 Leibniz prize
Professor Laurens Molenkamp of the University of Würzburg has been awarded a DFG Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize.
A little on a lot versus a lot on a little – the printing revolution
Roll-to-roll printing gives organic electronics a competitive edge.
Vibrational molecular pathology
IR and Raman spectral imaging can distinguish between tissue types, disease types and stages, and even identify the primary tumors from spectral patterns observed in metastatic cells.
Advanced optical trapping
Optical tweezers are standard today. Recently, more sophisticated trapping configurations have been realized based on holographic beam shaping techniques.