Ames research on cover of Analyst magazine

A research team led by Ames Laboratory chemist Ning Fang has the cover story in the February issue of the Royal Society of Chemistry magazine, Analyst. The article details advances in optical imaging of non-fluorescent nanoparticle probes in live cells. (Go to article)

Metamaterials may eliminate friction

Scientist Live carried a story on discovery by Ames Laboratory researchers that metamaterials can be used to create a repulsive Casimir force that may eliminate friction in nanoscale machines. (Go to story)

Eliminating mechanical friction in nanotechnology

R&D Online carried a story on a discovery by Ames Laboratory researchers that uses chiral metamaterials to create a repulsive Casimir force that may eliminate friction in nanoscale machinery. (Go to story)