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Nanomaterials news, August 2016

Tiny balloons made from graphene can withstand pressures higher than those at the bottom of the deepest ocean.

31 August 2016

Novel strategy to control dental plaque relies on a catalytic iron oxide nanoparticles and hydrogen peroxide.

22 August 2016Cordelia Sealy

Using atomic force microscopy, scientists have discovered that graphene nanoribbons naturally form folds and loops in solution.

22 August 2016

Using a roll-to-roll processing method, researchers have produced polymer-based solar cells with a conversion efficiency of more than 9.5%.

19 August 2016

New superlenses made from titanium dioxide nanoparticles can reveal surface features not previously visible through a light microscope.

18 August 2016

Jing-yang Wang is the recipient of the 2017 Acta Materialia Silver Medal.

17 August 2016

John J. Jonas receives the 2017 Acta Materialia Gold Medal.

17 August 2016

Scientists have used metal-organic frameworks to develop a new kind of electrochromic material that can quickly change from clear to opaque.

17 August 2016

Researchers have 3D laser lithography to produce atomic force microscopy probes of any shape and with a radius down to just 25nm.

16 August 2016

Scientists have found a way to direct the self-assembly of multiple molecular patterns within a single material, producing new nanoscale architectures.

15 August 2016

Scientists have discovered that ferroelectric materials can produce solar cells able to generate power from 'hot electrons'.

12 August 2016

zwitterionic polymers – that contains an equal number of positively and negatively charged groups – can protect therapeutic proteins from immune response

12 August 2016Cordelia Sealy

Submit your abstract for the Fifth International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials from the 6 to 10 March 2017.

11 August 2016

Using advanced microscopy techniques, scientists have visualized the charge/discharge reaction in lithium-ion batteries in real-time.

11 August 2016

conductive and transparent metal-coated nanofiber mats that are both could make flexible electronic devices easier to produce

10 August 2016Cordelia Sealy

Temperature could hold the key to growing carbon nanotubes of a particular chirality or 'handedness'

10 August 2016Cordelia Sealy

Bonding composite layers with carbon nanotubes produces a material that is substantially stronger than other advanced composites.

10 August 2016

Researchers have developed a novel metal-free metamaterial whose optical properties can be changed at the flick of a switch.

8 August 2016

Electrons travelling though graphene do not behave like particles but like a wave

8 August 2016Cordelia Sealy

Scientists have engineered biodegradable silicon nanoparticles that when illuminated can make nerve cells fire and heart cells beat.

4 August 2016

Dr. Thomas J. Webster receives the first Acta Biomaterialia Silver Medal Award.

4 August 2016

Using a substrate made from boron nitride, scientists have produced monolayer graphene nanoribbons with zigzag edges.

3 August 2016

Gold nanowires heat up a bit when illuminated by a laser at room temperature, but heat up far more when illuminated at ultracold conditions.

3 August 2016

Scientists have developed a novel way to produce 2D nanosheets by separating bulk materials with nontoxic liquid nitrogen.

2 August 2016

Scientists have discovered that nitrogen-doped graphene can greatly enhance the sensitivity of Raman spectroscopy.

1 August 2016

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