Stanford University

Cloak of invisibility: Engineers use plasmonics to create an invisible photodetector

A team of engineers at Stanford and the University of Pennsylvania has for the first time used "plasmonic cloaking" to create a device that can see without being seen - an invisible machine that detects light. It is the first ...

Physics / General Physics

created May 21, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (17) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Psychologists examine how race affects juvenile sentencing

When it comes to holding children accountable for crimes they commit, race matters.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

'Unzipped' carbon nanotubes could help energize fuel cells, batteries

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes riddled with defects and impurities on the outside could replace some of the expensive platinum catalysts used in fuel cells and metal-air batteries, according to scientists at ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created 13 hours ago | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast