Physics

  1. Materials Science

    Microbe holds fast

    A common aquatic microbe makes a sticky substance that produces the strongest biological adhesion ever discovered.

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  2. Materials Science

    Wired Viruses: New electrodes could make better batteries

    With the aid of a bacteria-infecting virus, researchers have engineered cobalt oxide-and-gold nanowires that can be used as electrodes for lithium-ion batteries.

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  3. Physics

    Revealing Covert Actions

    The recent merger of high-speed video technology and centuries-old techniques for seeing ordinarily invisible fluctuations of the air is enabling engineers to visualize and study the previously unseen, large-scale behavior of shock waves in explosions and aerodynamics research.

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  4. Materials Science

    Spin City

    Researchers are using a technique called electrospinning to create fibrous mats that have potential applications in drug delivery, wound care, and tissue engineering.

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  5. Physics

    Tiny wires trigger electric reversal

    Ultrathin zinc nanowires exhibit a puzzling conductivity reversal that flies in the face of known wire behavior.

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  6. Physics

    Tipsy Superfluids: Glimpsing off-kilter quantum clouds

    A new type of superfluid atom cloud that's been thrown off-balance by having more atoms with their quantum spins pointing up than down, or vice versa, seems to defy theoretical expectations.

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  7. Materials Science

    Making the Most of It

    A recent crop of studies demonstrates how nature finds strength in unlikely places.

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  8. Materials Science

    The art of the fold

    With DNA origami, researchers can make complex nanostructures.

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  9. Materials Science

    Networking with Friends: Nanotech material reconnects severed neurons

    A new material made of nanometer-sized protein particles appears to be able to bridge the gap between severed nerves.

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  10. Materials Science

    Busy Little Recyclers: Chemical process, microbial metabolism transform trash-bound plastics

    A two-step approach that converts a common plastic into a biodegradable polymer may cut the number of packing peanuts and Styrofoam cups that end up in landfills.

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  11. Physics

    Easy Answers: Quantum computer gives results without running

    Quantum physics enables a computer to arrive at correct answers without actually running, a new experiment shows.

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  12. Physics

    Smashing Success: Accelerator gets cool upgrade

    A novel scheme for increasing the number of collisions in particle accelerators has boosted the performance of the world's highest-energy collider.

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