Columbia Engineering technique could lead to stronger composite materials used in commercial products, opening the way for their use in structural applications

UCR research expands efforts to provide clean water for the world's growing population

The zinc batteries could be used to power everything from wearable sensors to solar cells and other kinds of electronics

The audio breakthrough could eventually lead to such consumer products as a foldable loudspeaker, a voice-activated security patch for computers, and even a talking newspaper

Berkeley Lab and aBeam Technologies bring mass fabrication to nano-optical devices

Chemists from Italy and Canada specializing in nanotechnology create a molecular slingshot that could shoot drugs at precise locations in the human body once triggered by specific disease markers

New nanodiamond-based dual-mode contrast agent provides clearer and more accurate images of liver tumors at lower dosages

In a paper published Apr. 21 in Science, Argonne and Temple University researchers describe the behavior of metal nanoparticles by watching them in real time as they oxidized

Stanford engineers use SDSC’s ‘Comet’ to develop a plastic fabric that cools the skin

In a recent study, researchers developed a new way to create some of the world’s thinnest wires, using a process that could enable mass manufacturing with standard types of equipment