Physicists have spent more than a century measuring and making sense of the strange ways that photons, electrons, and other ...

Resembling the interlocking links in chainmail, novel nanoscale material is incredibly strong and flexible. The interlocked material contains 100 trillion mechanical bonds per 1 square centimeter -- ...

Northwestern University researchers have achieved a groundbreaking development in materials science with the creation of a ...

The elegant simplicity of folding paper has inspired researchers to explore the possibility of replicating this flexibility ...

Imagine a future where your phone, computer or even a tiny wearable device can think and learn like the human brain -- processing information faster, smarter and using less energy. A breakthrough ...

In a groundbreaking study, researchers have successfully developed new nanoscale force sensors made from luminescent ...

C by controlling its nanoscale structure, enabling flexible electronics and sensors for extreme cold environments.

The findings, published in Advanced Optical Materials, represent a major step forward in the development of on-chip photonic ...

These are not just ideas from science fiction—they are becoming reality, thanks to nanotechnology. This cutting-edge science, ...

In a groundbreaking study, researchers have created new nanoscale force sensors using luminescent nanocrystals. These "all-optical" sensors change their ...

According to a study published in the journal Nature, these nanosensors utilise the photon-avalanching effect to achieve their remarkable capabilities. This process, involving rare-earth ions like ...

In quantum entanglement, pairs of photons become connected so that if the state of one photon changes, the other changes ...