Plasmonic silver nanoparticles advance toward ultrafast single-molecule detection

Detection of ultralow concentrations of substances requires devices that can provide ultrafast information processing and offer…

Researchers suggest better communication needed to convince public of findings

A team of researchers from several institutions in the U.S. has published a Perspective piece in…

Unusual Type II supernova discovered in NGC 1068

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of an unusual Type II supernova in the…

Safe solution to mop up oil spills

There have been more than 700 oil spills worldwide in the past 20 years, polluting oceans…

Crystal growth kinetics and its link to evolution: New findings about biomineralization in molluscan shells

The research group of Dr. Igor Zlotnikov from the Center for Molecular Bioengineering (B CUBE) of…

How and when was carbon distributed in the Earth?

It is generally accepted that planetary surfaces were covered with molten silicate, a “magma ocean,” during…

A battery with a twist

Markus Niederberger’s team of researchers at ETH has used stretchable materials to develop a battery that…

Ice islands on Mars and Pluto could reveal past climate change

Many of the craters of Mars and Pluto feature relatively small ice islands unattached to their…

New study complicates theory that ancient impact pierced Moon's crust

The moon’s largest and oldest impact crater likely doesn’t have minerals from below the lunar crust…

Theorists discover the 'Rosetta Stone' for neutrino physics

Linear algebra is a field of mathematics that has been thoroughly investigated for many centuries, providing…