Imagine a crystal that changes color just by coming into contact with a pollutant, almost instantly revealing its presence. Scientists at Japan’s Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT) have developed ...

Chameleons are famous for their color-changing abilities. Depending on their body temperature or mood, their nervous system directs skin tissue that contains nanocrystals to expand or contract, ...

Charge transfer, or the movement of electrons, can occur either within a molecule or between two molecules. Combining the two types of charge transfer is challenging. Now, scientists have developed a ...