Micro-/Nanotechnology

Protein-Protected Metal Nanoclusters That Behave Like Natural Enzymes

Protein-protected metal nanoclusters have excellent biocompatibility and have received considerable attention as a luminescent probe in a number of fields such as...

Magnetically Controlled Microparticles for Soft Robotics [Video]

Liquid crystalline elastomer microparticles can be magnetically controlled and used as transport systems.

How Impurities Can Enhance the Properties of Ceramics

Materials scientists at TU Darmstadt are aiming for nothing less than to reinvent ceramic. To this end, they are delving into its...

Methods Perspectives: Assessing Battery Interfaces via NMR

Michal Leskes and Shira Haber assess the capabilities of NMR in analyzing solid-state interfaces.

Building Complex Nanostructures Using Electrospinning

Electrospinning is a useful method for preparing non-woven fabrics, and is finding use in creating complex nanostructures.

The Future of Cloaking Devices: Digital Coding Metasurfaces

Digital coding metasurfaces simultaneously manipulate both electromagnetic and acoustic waves for advanced cloaking or signaling devices.

Advancing Cross‐point Memory Technology [Video]

Researchers design a high-performance threshold switching selector based on silver nanodots.

Magnesium Batteries: An Alternative to Lithium?

Magnesium batteries for high temperature use, layered cathode materials, and cathode microstructure are at the forefront of battery technology research.