European Commission EUR 3 million challenge for materials solutions to reduce concentration of particulates in urban areas
24 March 2016Cordelia Sealy
Property of organic semiconductor molecule could improve device efficiency.
23 March 2016Laurie Donaldson
Novel devices that produce electricity from pulses of heat traveling along carbon nanotubes can generate as much power as today's batteries.
22 March 2016
By coating transparent elastomers with silver nanowires, scientists have developed a novel technique for quickly changing the opacity of a window.
21 March 2016
The performance of metal hydride fuel cells can be improved using magnesium oxide nanocrystals coated with graphene oxide.
18 March 2016
Scientists have been able to create the world's thinnest lens from molybdenum disulphide, due to its remarkable optical properties.
18 March 2016
Details of the five finalists for Elsevier's Green and Sustainable Chemistry Challenge.
18 March 2016
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17 March 2016
The vibrations of the outermost atomic layers at the surface of a nanomaterial are comparatively large and play an important role in how it behaves.
17 March 2016
Wrapping graphene in a specially prepared polymer produces an effective support for gold nanoparticle catalysts for fuel cells.
17 March 2016
Scientists have used a helium ion microscope to control the conductivity and distribution of ferroelectric domains on a 2D material.
16 March 2016
New excitonic devices made from the 2D materials molybdenum disulfide and hexagonal boron nitride can control excitons at room temperature.
16 March 2016
Graphene can transmit high frequency electrical signals without energy loss, outperforming any other known material, including superconductors.
15 March 2016
Using a 3D printer, scientists have fabricated complex 3D structures made from graphene oxide and ice.
15 March 2016
Low-frequency Raman spectroscopy can characterize the patterns produced when 2D materials are stacked on top of each other and twisted.
15 March 2016
By combining microscopy and theoretical calculations, scientists have studied the properties of a promising next-generation energy storage material.
15 March 2016
Adding a tiny quantity of carbon nanotubes to metals such as aluminum can dramatically reduce the embrittlement caused by radiation.
14 March 2016
Scientists have shown that carbon nanotubes produced from atmospheric carbon dioxide can form the basis for battery electrodes.
11 March 2016
Scientists have discovered a new one atom-thick material made from silicon, boron and nitrogen that is stable and semiconducting.
11 March 2016
Scientists have found a way to fabricate a novel 2D heterojunction by bringing together graphene and gallium selenide.
9 March 2016
By depositing tiny titanium oxide crystals on a rubber-like material, scientists have developed a novel device for manipulating light.
8 March 2016
Scientists have come up with a way to increase the conductivity of two novel electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries.
7 March 2016
See your image on the cover of Nano Today in 2016.
5 March 2016Juliet Dunstone
The structure of a pine branch provided researchers with inspiration for next-gen fuel cell electrodes.
5 March 2016Laurie Winkless
Using a technique known as nanotexturing, graphene can be manipulated to create the most light-absorbent material for its weight developed to date.
3 March 2016
Carbon-based scaffold with hierarchical architecture could help muscle tissue regenerate after injury or disease.
3 March 2016Cordelia Sealy
A material made of carbon nanotubes and copper oxide nanocrystals can use sunlight to split carbon dioxide and water into green fuels.
2 March 2016
For the first time, scientists have observed electrons in graphene behaving like a fluid.
1 March 2016
A one-atom-thick layer of tin monoxide is the first stable P-type 2D semiconducting material ever discovered.
1 March 2016
Scientists have developed a way to fabricate atomically-precise two-dimensional superstructures out of the nanocrystals known as quantum dots.
1 March 2016