Scientists have shown that carbon films can allow microchips to house their own power sources.
29 February 2016
A material made of buckyballs and potassium ions becomes superconducting at -170°C when irradiated with pulses of infrared light.
26 February 2016
Micromanipulator based on graphene and polymers mimics the extraordinary ability of gecko's feet to grip any surface and self-clean.
26 February 2016Cordelia Sealy
Eight-armed nanoparticles of Au and Pd, which combine the catalytic and plasmonic capabilities of each element, could speed up chemical reactions.
26 February 2016Cordelia Sealy
The first known statistical theory for determining the toughness of polycrystalline graphene has revealed that it's strong but not very tough.
24 February 2016
Tetrahedral cages made from DNA can be used to arrange nanoparticles in a way that mimics the crystalline structure of diamond.
20 February 2016
By combining 3D laser lithography and pyrolysis, scientists have fabricated the smallest ever lattice structure made from glassy carbon.
19 February 2016
A new technique can create nearly two-dimensional nanosheets from compounds that do not naturally form such thin materials.
18 February 2016
Origami-inspired graphene-based paper can self-fold into boxes, hand-like grippers, and walking devices.
17 February 2016Cordelia Sealy
New CVD growth process can produce high quality wafers of single crystal graphene fast.
17 February 2016Cordelia Sealy
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13 February 2016
Patterning chemical arrays that attract water on a surface that repels water offers a novel way to control the spread of frost.
11 February 2016
Common coaxial data cables could be made 50% lighter with a new carbon nanotube-based outer conductor.
11 February 2016
11 February 2016Juliet Dunstone
For the first time, scientists have produced three-dimensional covalent organic frameworks by weaving them from helical organic threads.
10 February 2016
Oxygen molecules scattered within layers of otherwise pristine graphene affect how the layers interact with each other under strain.
8 February 2016
A thin coating of a composite material comprising graphene nanoribbons in epoxy is highly effective at melting ice on a helicopter blade.
7 February 2016
Researchers have used magnetic fields to control the semiconductor properties of topological insulator nanoribbons.
5 February 2016
Scientists have developed a novel method, termed bubble-pen lithography, that uses microbubbles to inscribe nanoparticles onto a surface.
3 February 2016
Lithium-ion battery cathodes made from novel metal particles don't develop a crusty coating that can degrade the battery's performance.
2 February 2016
A thin, stretchable film offers a simpler, more cost-effective way to produce circularly polarized light for applications such as detecting cancer.
1 February 2016
Scientists have developed computer models of hybrid materials that combine graphene with nanotubes made from either carbon or boron nitride.
1 February 2016