Scientists have developed organic semiconductor nanosheets that can easily be removed from a growth substrate and placed on other substrates.
24 May 2017
A new design strategy provides a highly general framework that can be applied to the self-assembly of crystalline or fluid materials.
23 May 2017
A new nano-scale thin film material not only boasts high conductivity but also has a wide bandgap, making it optically transparent.
23 May 2017
ptychographic X-ray computed tomography uses X-rays instead of light or electrons to examine samples non-destructively
22 May 2017Cordelia Sealy
graphene oxide membranes could offer a simple means of filtering out unwanted salts and impurities from drinking water
22 May 2017Cordelia Sealy
By heating ethene in stages on a rhodium catalyst substrate, scientists have managed to convert it to layers of graphene.
19 May 2017
Scientists have developed a fast, non-destructive optical method for analyzing defects in 2D materials
18 May 2017
Using non-ionic polymer nanoparticles that shine different colors depending on their size, scientists have developed a coating process for coloring metals.
18 May 2017
Two new discoveries provide a way to ‘stencil’ 2D materials in precise locations and overcome a barrier to their use in next-generation electronics.
17 May 2017
Using an electron beam, scientists have patterned thin polymer films with individual features as small as 1nm separated by just 11nm.
16 May 2017
Using a novel analytical method, scientists have discovered that a 2D crystal of chromium germanium telluride possesses intrinsic ferromagnetism.
12 May 2017
Using an an atomic-scale 'color center' found only in diamonds, scientists have become the first to image how electrons move in graphene.
12 May 2017
There will be four awards of $2,000 each for Acta Materialia, Scripta Materialia and Acta Biomaterialia.
11 May 2017
A novel fabrication process can produce carbon nanotube textiles with high electrical conductivity and a high level of toughness.
10 May 2017
A low-cost chemical process can transform waste glass bottles into nanosilicon anodes for high-performance lithium-ion batteries.
8 May 2017
Scientists have used graphene to transfer intricate crystalline patterns from an underlying semiconductor wafer to a top layer of identical material.
5 May 2017
Molecular crystal lattice made up of fullerene molecules called fullerite has outstanding stiffness and hardness.
3 May 2017Cordelia Sealy
Mimicking the vein structure in leaves helps produce material that improves lifetime of batteries.
2 May 2017Laurie Donaldson
Mobile sensor that detects specific wavelengths of electromagnetic energy.
2 May 2017Laurie Donaldson
Ultrathin superconducting film from woven nanowires.
1 May 2017Laurie Donaldson