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How to make a material that shrinks when stretched
May 24, 2012 3 comments
Metamaterials could do the "impossible"
Shaken staples stick together
May 23, 2012 10 comments
Experiment provides insight into entangled ensembles of U-shaped objects
Infrared vision could help the blind to see
May 18, 2012 6 comments
Wireless retinal implant could allow for higher-resolution vision
Levitating drops controlled by fridge magnets
May 17, 2012 7 comments
System could be used to model celestial dynamics
Photon-polarization qubits stored in atomic combs
May 16, 2012 1 comment
Solid-state devices could be used as quantum repeaters
A cracking approach to nanotechnology
May 15, 2012 1 comment
Cracks are exploited to carve out patterns in silicon
Quantum dots give graphene photodetector a boost
May 14, 2012 13 comments
Hybrid device is a billion times more sensitive to light
Solar-cell efficiency boosted by folds and wrinkles
May 9, 2012 8 comments
New organic photovoltaic mimics leaves
Building nanomagnets atom by atom
May 8, 2012 1 comment
Iron chains could point to new magnetic effect
Acoustic analogue to graphene announced
May 2, 2012 4 comments
Honeycomb array drilled into Plexiglas reveals tell-tale Dirac cones
Textured glass provides a clear view
May 1, 2012 7 comments
Etched surface is glare free and could be either self-cleaning or anti-fogging
New material filters and polarizes terahertz radiation
Apr 27, 2012 3 comments
Stacked layers of graphene could make effective shields