Rice University nanoscientist Naomi Halas has been chosen by the American Chemical Society to represent the Americas as the winner of a coveted 2019 ACS Nano Lectureship Award.
May 30, 2019
Efforts to create reliable light-based quantum computing and quantum key distribution for cybersecurity could benefit from a Los Alamos National Laboratory study that demonstrates a new method for creating thin films to control single-photon emiss...
May 30, 2019
Method opens new path to all-optical quantum computers, other technologies.
May 30, 2019
I spent a good portion of last Christmas morning riding roller coasters, dodging creatures, and climbing stone steps through the maze of a medieval castle. Thanks to my smartphone and a virtual reality headset, I was immersed in the experience — r...
May 30, 2019
In the future, DNA assembled into nanostructures—for example, tubes and origami-inspired shapes—could be used in applications ranging from DNA computers to nanomedicine. However, these...
May 30, 2019
Electrospinning, a nanofiber fabrication method, can produce nanometer- to micrometer-diameter ceramic, polymer, and metallic fibers of various compositions for a wide spectrum of applications: tissue engineering, filtration, fuel cells and lithiu...
May 30, 2019
Today's societies critically depend on electronic systems. Past spectacular cyber-attacks have clearly demonstrated the vulnerability of existing systems and the need to prevent such attacks in the future.
May 30, 2019
MIT researchers have recently discovered that ingredients like detergent, table salt, and baking soda are amazingly effective for cooking up carbon nanotubes (CNTs). In a study recently reported in...
May 30, 2019
The photonic band-edge lasers can operate at superfast speeds and have the potential to help the global electronics
May 30, 2019
DNA assembled into nanostructures such as tubes and origami-inspired shapes could someday find applications ranging from DNA computers
May 30, 2019
