Physical Science & Technology

Novel type of quantum interference enables single-molecule switch with high on/off ratio. Courtesy: Julia Greenwald and Suman Gunasekaran/Columbia Engineering. Columbia team discovers 6-nanometer-long single-molecule circuit with enormous on/off ratio due...

A ground-breaking method to label and track manufactured nano-plastics could signal a paradigm shift in how we understand and care for environments, finds a new study. Nano-plastics are particles of...

The research groups led by Ikerbasque Professor and Axa Chair at CIC biomaGUNE Maurizio Prato, who is a worldwide reference in carbon-based nanomaterials, and the one led by Professor Laura...

Nanoparticles are used in a wide range of products and manufacturing processes because the properties of a material can change dramatically when the material comes in nano-form. They can be...

The importance of light-​based technologies for our society was demonstrated once more in recent weeks. Thanks to the internet, millions of people can work remotely, enter virtual classrooms, or talk...

Microscope image, recorded using a scanning tunneling microscope, of the detector device (inside the dashed rectangle), connected to a wire consisting of nine magnetic atoms. Credit: TU Delft The sensor...

Scientists have spent decades trying to replicate the structure and clarity of a biological eye, but vision provided by existing prosthetic eyes – largely in the form of spectacles attached...

It ushered in the computer age, and by now the MOSFET has become the most produced device in history. Silicon is readily available, cheap, and has ideal electrical properties, but...

This test of MWCNT-dosed refrigerants is a first of its kind and recently published in Energy Reports ("Energy performance evaluation of R600a/MWCNT-nanolubricant as a drop-in replacement for R134a in household...

Novel material nanoarchitecture enables the development of new-generation high-energy batteries beyond Li-ion chemistry Credit: University of Technology Sydney The rapid development of renewable energy resources has triggered tremendous demands in...