Electronics keep shrinking, but silicon is starting to run into physical limits. To go smaller, researchers are turning to ...

Researchers at Cornell University (Ithaca, NY) have created a single-atom transistor by implanting a designer molecule between two gold electrodes or wires to create a circuit. They believe that they ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

Schematic showing a single DNA duplex bridging two gold electrodes (yellow) patterned on a silicon nitride substrate (green). The setup allows measurement of electrical conductance as metal ions bind ...