A new chip-scale spectrometer challenges the long-standing reliance on bulky optical systems by replacing physical light ...

Tiny robots—around 50 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair—open up fascinating possibilities: they enable the ...

Think about how your smartphone becomes warm when you use it for a long time. Inside the chip, electrons move rapidly and collide with atoms. Each collision makes the atoms vibrate. These tiny ...

Scientists created a tiny matrix that stores data by etching its grid into a thin ceramic film with a focused ion beam. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...

For those of us who weren't paying attention, over the last few years, scientists around the world have been one-upping each other in a bid to create the smallest QR code that can be reliably read.

In a landmark advancement for structural materials engineering, researchers have developed a novel heterostructured titanium matrix composite that demonstrates exceptional mechanical performance from ...

Typically, bone marrow research relies heavily on animal models and oversimplified cell cultures in the laboratory. Now, researchers from the Department of Biomedicine at the University of Basel and ...

Quantum Art's new QPU could be both significantly smaller and also faster than competing quantum architectures. How can we reinvent quantum computing? Perhaps by shrinking it down and making it small: ...

Engineers developed a submicron-scale printing method that fabricates recyclable transistors with strong performance, paving the way for sustainable displays. (Nanowerk News) Electrical engineers at ...

A closeup look at the tiny needle used in the Hummink printing technology. The needle is essentially attached to a tuning fork, which moves the needle rapidly above the printing surface. Natural ...

Each gear is about 0.016 mm in diameter. Credit: Gan Wang Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have made light-powered gears on a micrometer scale. This paves the way for the smallest on-chip ...

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have made light-powered gears on a micrometer scale. This paves the way for the smallest on-chip motors in history, which can fit inside a strand of hair.