All Stories by Aimee Cunningham
- Materials Science
Filling in the blanks
Scientists have added precision to a patterning technique called microcontact printing.
- Humans
Nobel prizes: The power of original thinking
The 2005 Nobel prizes in the sciences honor a gutsy move, optical brilliance, and chemical crossovers.
- Materials Science
Heart of the Matter: Scanning scope digs deeper into microchips
Researchers have developed a noninvasive imaging technique that lets them see deep inside a microchip.
- Materials Science
Carbon nanotubes get nosy
Researchers have demonstrated that individual nanotubes, decorated with DNA, can rapidly detect a number of gases.
- Chemistry
Into the Void: Porous crystals could do more chemistry
Chemists have devised a new approach that creates crystalline material with some of the largest pores yet.
- Chemistry
Greener Nylon: One-pot recipe could eliminate industrial leftovers
Researchers have devised a one-step process for making the primary ingredient of nylon.
- Chemistry
How hot was it?
Scientists have created heat-sensing polymers that indicate exposure to high temperatures by changing color under ultraviolet light.
- Chemistry
Novel reaction produces hydrogen
Chemists have found a new way to produce hydrogen using only water, an organic liquid, and a metal catalyst.
- Chemistry
Cactus goo purifies water
Scientists are working on an environmentally benign water-filtering process that uses the nopal cactus.
- Materials Science
Sun and Sand: Dirty silicon could supply solar power
Scientists have proposed a way to control the distribution of contaminants in silicon, potentially opening up the use of cheaper starting materials for making solar cells.
- Materials Science
Fog Be Gone: Nanocoating clarifies the view
Scientists have created a nanocoating that prevents fogging and reflection on glass surfaces.
- Chemistry
Presto, Change-o: New solutions could clean up chemistry
Scientists have developed a simple technique to switch an oil-like solvent into a waterlike one.
