Researchers say that, in the future, mute people could be trained to generate signals with their throats that the device would translate into speech

Researchers have developed a method for making an ion display exact quantities of quantum-level motion

Atomic switches are hailed as the tiniest of electrochemical switches that could change the face of information technology

Swarms of these 'micro-bristle-bots' might work together to sense environmental changes, move materials—or perhaps one day repair injuries inside the human body

For several decades, researchers have been trying to combine microelectromechanical systems with living material

The quest for a better understanding of vacuum physics will lead to the elucidation of fundamental questions in modern physics

Researchers outline their method to produce graphene materials using a novel technique: mixing oxidized graphite with bacteria

Tungsten ditelluride shows bistable and electrically switchable spontaneous polarization states; potential for new nano-electronics applications

Scientists chemically treated the surface of wire-looking nanostructures made of zinc oxide to apply a uniform coating of titanium dioxide; these semiconducting nanowires could be used as high-activity catalysts for solar fuel production

Portable polarization-sensitive camera could be used in machine vision, autonomous vehicles, security, atmospheric chemistry, and more