Electron spiral: phase of the beam near the tip of the needle Twisted beams of electrons have been used for the first time to determine the handedness, or “chirality”, of an ultrathin crystal. The new ...

Achieving both high sensitivity and a wide dynamic range remains a central challenge in microelectromechanical accelerometers.

The idea of strengthening a steel beam with carbon fiber is not new. Approaches have ranged from coating corroded steel i-beams with carbon fiber and epoxy to a patent by Boeing where carbon fiber ...

Sponges build their skeletons in a completely different way than other animals do, researchers have found. In fact, the building process looks a lot like the construction of human-made buildings, ...

For decades, optical inspection has been the primary method for process control in fabs. However, the move to multi-level ...

A new low-damage imaging technique developed at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) is opening the door to detailed analysis of fragile nanomaterials for the first time.