Tiny 'xenobots' assembled from cells promise advances from drug delivery to toxic waste clean-up

Artificial 'skin' sensor could be the future of wearable and stretchable electronics, with applications in wound-healing, gaming, and more

Shinji Watanabe and colleagues from Kanazawa University have found a simple but efficient way for filling nanopipettes

Monash University researchers developed an ultra-high capacity Li-S battery that has better performance and less environmental impact than current lithium-ion products

In order to fully tap into a liquid crystal's wondrous properties, its constituent particles must be systematically assembled

Simply adding 'table salt' helps to build self-stacked nanoarchitectures

Technique captures a process that commonly causes electrical resistance in materials while, in others, can cause the absence of resistance, or superconductivity

New method unmasks all DNA changes caused by CRISPR in two days vs two months

Researchers at Aalto University and Tampere University have taught a liquid crystal polymer to move, and to stick to an object of a given color

Using conductive nanodiamond as electrode material in a water-based cell significantly increases its energy storage capacity, scientists find