Microscopic motors fitted to healthy sperm that are poor swimmers could help lead to more successful fertilizations

Controlling surface chemistry could lead to higher-capacity, faster-charging batteries for electronics, vehicles, and energy-storage applications

Researchers use a three-step design approach to create aluminum nanostructure pixels that exploit "Fano interference"

“Imagine batteries, capacitors, solar cells, video screens, and fuel cells as thin as a piece of paper,” study author says.

Stanford scientists have discovered how to make the electrical wiring on top of solar cells nearly invisible to incoming light

The discovery could help industrial users “point cool” tiny areas with a focused point of light

A combination of nano-sized pores and the use of a special coating called preen oil makes Antarctic penguin feathers ultra-water-repelling, which keeps them ice-free

"Knowing the symmetry group of a material can greatly reduce the number of measurements you have to make," researcher says.

Learn how these tiny machines may revolutionize the future in the American Chemical Society video

Previously, nanoparticle walkers were only able to walk on precise and programmed one- and two-dimensional paths