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Butterfly lights the way to better thermal imaging
Feb 14, 2012 1 comment
Temperature sensor is smaller, faster and more sensitive
Nanoshells could boost photovoltaics
Feb 13, 2012 2 comments
Whispering-gallery structures trap more light
Listening with a 'quantum ear'
Feb 9, 2012 2 comments
Tiny microphone could pave the way for quantum acoustics
Vertical graphene transistor avoids leakage
Feb 6, 2012 2 comments
New device can be switched on and off
Spider webs strengthened by local sacrifices
Feb 3, 2012 3 comments
Arachnid silks could inspire improved building designs
Getting to the froth of the matter
Feb 2, 2012 6 comments
Physicists create the "ideal foam" in the lab for the first time
Carbon membranes excel at separating liquids
Jan 27, 2012 8 comments
Ultrathin films have highly selective permeability
Plasmonic metamaterials could make 'gecko toes'
Jan 24, 2012 1 comment
Simulation reveals surprising attraction
Isotopic purity boosts graphene's heat conduction
Jan 23, 2012 4 comments
Pure carbon-12 is a better conductor
Cell softening could promote tumour growth
Jan 18, 2012 4 comments
Simulations show how mechanical change promotes cell division
Nanotube bundles could boost solar cells
Jan 17, 2012 4 comments
Material performs the two important steps for generating current
Invisibility cloak gives sound performance
Jan 12, 2012 10 comments
Acoustic device provides best cloaking yet
Introducing the 'nano-ear'
Jan 10, 2012 5 comments
Trapped nanoparticle could listen to micro-organisms
Rolling microcapsules repair damaged surfaces
Jan 9, 2012 1 comment
Nanoparticles delivered to cracks and defects
Temperatures set to plummet thanks to new cooling scheme
Jan 6, 2012 3 comments
Frigid lattices could lead to new insights in superconductivity
