Creating teardrop-like gas cavities around metal spheres enables practically friction-free travel through liquids.

Silicon microelectronics and biomedical fields could benefit from a safe and cost-effective way to synthesize nanoparticles.

A new soil classification, and tools to implement it, helps understanding of the properties of the ground underpinning geo-engineering projects.

Large-area, two-dimensional semiconductors wired through transparent oxide conductors produce high-performance see-through electronics.

Physicists are playing unexpected roles in meeting future global energy challenges by modeling technologies such as fracking.

Cone-shaped sugar structures can be connected together to form selectively porous nanofiltration membranes.