Paper-folding principles enable the construction of materials for engineering structures from a single polymer
Read article: 3D printed origami makes expandable load-bearing structures
Researchers combine multiple robots operating in parallel for fast and efficient construction of fibre-reinforced composite structures
Read article: Fibre-spinning robot swarms build architecture from scratch
New device transmits high quality images thanks to transverse Anderson localization and could find use in endoscopy applications
Read article: Deep learning improves fibre optic imaging
Independent studies could lead to practical quantum computers
Read article: Superconducting and diamond qubits get a boost
The strong field enhancement and subwavelength resolution in these fully dielectric structures are potentially comparable to plasmonic nanostructures but promise ultralow losses
Read article: Dielectric nano bowties allow ultrahigh light confinement
Perovskite nanocrystals could be used as tunable scintillators for high sensitivity X-ray detection
Read article: All-inorganic perovskite nanocrystals illuminate the future of scintillators
Solution-processed tandem devices boast PCEs of over 17%
Read article: Organic solar cells break new efficiency record
Photoresponsive flash devices made from organic field-effect transistors show promise for information delivery
Read article: Quantum dot floating gates improve light-erasable memories
Implantable diverter system has already been successfully tested in pig aorta
Read article: Nanostructured device measures blood flow after an aneurysm
Microgravity experiments reveal that a novel nanostructuring technique could boost the efficiency of solar-fuel cells in space
Read article: Towards renewable life-support systems in space
