Science

An alternative to platinum: Iron-nitrogen compounds as catalysts in graphene

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Nano-island of graphene in which iron-nitrogen complexes are embedded. The FeN4 complexes (shown in orange) are catalytically active.

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Researchers from the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA have created a new technique that greatly enhances digital microscopy images

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The image sensor of the wavelength scanning super-resolution apparatus collects a “stack” of images of the sample.

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Designing a pop-up future: Simple origami fold may hold the key to designing pop-up furniture, medical devices and scientific tools

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This image shows various shapes made from Miura-ori pattern.

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Theorists Propose a New Method to Probe the Beginning of the Universe

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Microscopic drug 'depots' boost efficacy against tumors in animal model

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Biomedical engineering researchers have developed a technique for creating microscopic "depots" for trapping drugs inside cancer tumors. In...

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Highly efficient heavy metal ions filter

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In November 2015, Brazil experienced an unparalleled environmental disaster. When two dams broke at an iron ore mine, a poisonous...

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Flexible and transparent pressure sensor

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The pressure sensors wrap around and conform to the shape of the fingers while still accurately measuring pressure distribution.

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Weaving a New Story for COFS and MOFs

There are many different ways to make nanomaterials but weaving, the oldest and most enduring method of making fabrics, has not been one of them – until now. An international collaboration led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s...

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