Gold and other heavy elements are born in some of the universe’s most violent events—but scientists still struggle to understand the nuclear steps that create them. Now, nuclear physicists have ...

Engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a technique that uses microbubbles and ultrasound to help relatively large cancer drugs enter tumor cells and cause them to self-destruct. Dubbed ...

Learn about the materials and technologies powering untethered micro devices in healthcare, and discover the clinical applications in oncology and vascular disease.

When we think of powerful magnets used in particle accelerators or for NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance), we often envision bulky machines, sometimes the size of buildings. But in an extraordinary ...

DOE will switch on its next major supercomputer, Doudna, at NERSC. It is built in collaboration w/ Dell Technologies & NVIDIA ...

A collage of images including people in a lab, Chinese currency, and a person wearing full personal protective gear and holding up a test tube. China is accelerating spending in basic research to push ...

Physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have demonstrated a new kind of vacuum ultraviolet laser that is 100 to 1,000 times more efficient than existing technologies of its kind. The ...

At MIT, doctoral student Palak Patel is harnessing nanotechnology to solve the most daunting ...

Electromagnetic radiation interferes with the operation of electronic devices and poses a threat to human health, while traditional microwave absorbing materials are difficult to meet the core ...

With the global population set to reach 9.8 billion by 2050, the world needs to produce more food than ever before. Using current farming methods, that means more fertiliser, more pesticides, more ...

Understanding Nanotechnology Electronics Exploring how nanotechnology fits into electronics isn’t just for scientists—it’s shaping the devices we ...