Scientists at the universities of Rennes in France and Bucharest in Romania have produced a new class of compounds called clustomesogens, a combination of liquid crystals and metal clusters, which glow intensely in the red and infrared range when irradiated. 28 June 2010
Are you a young researcher under 35 years old with a passion for communicating science in a clear and exciting way? 14 June 2010
The 2010 Sir George Beilby FRS Memorial Medal and Prize has been awarded to Dr. Suwan N. Jayasinghe. 11 May 2010
In military and security situations, a split second can make the difference between life and death. 06 May 2010
On 20th May, the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), one of the UK’s leading science and research facilities, will hold an open day for the first time in over twenty years. 16 April 2010
Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have created the world's first self-powered sensors at the nanometric scale. 14 April 2010
Researchers at Stanford University have successfully developed a brand new concept of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), using a few nanometers of graphene as a transparent conductor. 12 March 2010
Researchers from Duke University, North Carolina have created a lens which has a field of view close to 180° and a zero f-number [Kundtz et al., Nat. Mater. (2009) doi: 10.1038/NMAT2610]. 09 February 2010
A magnetic charge can behave and interact just like an electric charge in some materials, according to new research led by the London Centre for Nanotechnology which could lead to a reassessment of current magnetism theories, as well as significant technological advances. 05 January 2010
In its recent report The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century, the U.S.-based National Academy of Engineering outlined the various fields in which students educated in engineering might go on to be leaders, including research, product and system development, business and even broader professions. 22 December 2009
The global energy problem is rapidly intensifying due to escalating competition for resources from emerging, populous countries such as China, India, and Brazil and compelling evidence pointing towards the imperative need for controlling greenhouse gas and carbon emissions. 22 December 2009
Researchers have made a breakthrough in the search for a cloaking device that can make objects appear invisible to the external observer, an area of enquiry that is attracting a lot of scientific interest. 16 October 2009
What do we really mean by ‘engineering leadership’, how can it be developed and nurtured? 25 September 2009
Recessions pose enormous challenges for individuals, companies and governments alike. Yet they also present significant opportunities for those with the foresight to seize them. 28 August 2009
Novel optical applications, such as perfect lenses, optical cloaking and quantum levitation, have fuelled a search for materials that exhibit magnetism at optical frequencies. However, fabricating the required nanostructures in three dimensions is a significant challenge. 20 June 2009
Long before the Klingons came at Captain Kirk with ‘cloaked’ space craft in the 1960s, the imagined possibilities of invisibility have been dreamed of by schoolboys, scientists, the military and almost everyone else. 18 June 2009
Quantum dots (QDs) and the electrons that can be trapped in their discrete energy levels are of great interest for quantum information processing. The spin state of these trapped electrons could act as carriers of quantum information or ‘qubits’. 17 June 2009
When deciding upon a particular project, do not simply consider benefits and costs, but do ask “whose benefits and whose costs? 12 April 2009
Dr Andrew Taylor, Director of the ISIS neutron source, explains the opportunities for materials scientists. 27 November 2008
Change is the order of the day. However, this state of flux is not confined to materials scientists. Organisations such as the UK Centre for Materials Education (UKCME), charged with a remit to enhance student learning, are also in the business of change. 27 November 2008
Student learning through international development projects. Who pays and who benefits? 26 September 2008
Invisibility cloaks have taken a step closer to reality as a result of new research carried out by a group from the University of California Berkeley in the US. 26 September 2008
A comprehensive update of people and places 26 September 2008
The capability to perceive light was among the first senses to develop in animals and, many species use eyes as their primary sense organs 26 September 2008
Wheat is capable of producing a dough with very special structural properties. How does a such a sticky mass become a tasty loaf? 19 August 2008
Photons are an attractive alternative to electron spins as quantum bits in information processing because they can propagate over large distances with low losses and can operate at low powers. 06 June 2008
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