New findings on light-dependent magnetosensing potential of humans may lead to a renewed interest in sensory biology

Sensors for the constant monitoring of aircraft wear need no external power thanks to new energy-harvester module

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is showing promise as a probe of cancer

Materials that convert pressure into electricity shown to be more effective when patterned

Ruthenium immobilized with corn starch is highly efficient and recyclable catalyst for oxidative cyanation of tertiary amines

Mesoporous carbon beats its nano-structure counterpart in the dehydrogenation of propane to propylene without the need for auxiliary steam

Color switching between green and white luminescence possible with ionic liquid crystals that contain terbium

Nanocoated sand shows five times the filtering capacity of regular sand in removing mercury and a dye molecule from water

A tiny analytical device fabricated entirely from diamond could be used to measure hydrodynamic flow in electroanalytical applications

New platinum complexes that form metallogels in organic solvents also have interesting photochromic properties