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Metamaterial sculpts heart-shaped darkness from light

"Heart of the matter: cross-section of the designed heart-shaped phase singularity sheet (left). The extended dark region in the centre image is a cross-section...

Fiber Roll Cradles Are Beneficial to the Shipper and the Environment

Shipping heavy rolls of paper, foil, film, even steel is often challenging for fulfillment and distribution centers. But fiber roll cradles have become a...

Here’s a list of 21 cool things about Paper Bags compiled from a list of Frequently Asked Questions encompassing everything you need to know...

‘Talking’ quantum dots could be used as qubits

New atomic-scale computer simulations of how quantum dots “talk” to each other could lead to a wide range of practical applications ranging from quantum...

Exploring the hidden world behind electronic devices

You were runner-up for the Nanotechnology Young Researcher Award, which recognizes early career brilliance. What was the research that led to this award? I performed this work...

Corrugated Containers are a Recycling Marvel in Society Today

During the heart of the Covid-19 pandemic, online shopping and packaged deliveries soared – so did the amount of waste being generated and left at the...

Increased Greenwashing Practices Caused by Interest in Sustainability

Rising demand for more sustainable products across all business sectors has also led to increased greenwashing practices in organizations globally. With no governmental mandates yet finalized (though...

Irregularly shaped Moon dust creates complex scattering effects

The Moon’s surface is covered with tiny rock grains that formed during eons of high velocity meteorite impacts. The shape of these grains affects...

‘Crystal critters’ self-eject from salty solution

Globules of crystallizing minerals can spontaneously eject themselves from a salt solution as they evaporate. This unexpected phenomenon, which was observed by researchers at...

Collaboration has mission to build UK’s first commercial quantum computer

The mission to build the UK’s first commercial quantum computer is gathering pace in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, at the facility of Oxford Instruments NanoScience. The...

We call out for greenwashing every other day, but how do we distinguish between poor intentions and imperfect outcome? As we all know by now,...

Disorder enhances transport in 1D systems, calculations reveal

Under the right conditions, the transport of electrical charges through wires with nanometre-scale thicknesses could become more efficient as disorder in the nanowire increases....

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