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Nanostructured Device Purifies Water With Light
In many parts of the world, the only way to make germy water safe is by boiling, which consumes precious fuel, or by putting it out in...
Aug 17, 20163 min read


Visible light superlens made from nanobeads
Nanobeads are all around us- and are, some might argue, used too frequently in everything from sun-screen to white paint, but a new...
Aug 15, 20162 min read


See-through circuitry
High-performance electronic circuits made entirely from transparent materials could have countless applications, from head-up displays on...
Aug 15, 20162 min read


Transmitting energy in soft materials
Soft materials are great at damping energy — that’s why rubber tires are so good at absorbing the shock of bumps and potholes. But if...
Aug 9, 20162 min read


Argonne discovery yields self-healing diamond-like carbon
Fans of Superman surely recall how the Man of Steel used immense heat and pressure generated by his bare hands to form a diamond out of a...
Aug 8, 20164 min read


Hot new material found to exist in nature
One of the hottest new materials is a class of porous solids known as metal-organic frameworks, or MOFs. These man-made materials were...
Aug 8, 20163 min read
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