Scientists have used photonic technology to produce lightweight and ultra-resistant coatings in any desired color.
30 November 2016
A novel silicone polymer gel makes an environmentally-friendly, inexpensive, long-lasting ice-repellent coating.
29 November 2016
Carbon nanotubes promise electronic devices of the future that could outperform Si and GaAs technologies.
29 November 2016Cordelia Sealy
Inducing superconductivity in non-superconducting materials
29 November 2016Laurie Donaldson
high-strength, creep resistant nanocrystalline Cu-Ta alloy could improve turbine engine efficiency and reduce carbon footprint
25 November 2016Cordelia Sealy
size, surface charge, composition and now shape of a nanoparticle determine how easily it can slip inside a cell
25 November 2016Cordelia Sealy
Scientists have synthesized a novel carbon material by using high pressures – rather than high temperatures – to initiate chemical reactions.
24 November 2016
The discovery of a strong interaction between light and matter in semiconducting carbon nanotubes could lead to their use in electrically-pumped lasers.
24 November 2016
Browse the articles in this virtual special issue.
22 November 2016
Inexpensive rewritable material that is environmentally friendly.
22 November 2016Laurie Donaldson
Water flow in CNTs is almost frictionless.
22 November 2016Cordelia Sealy
By using a very hot pressing temperature, scientists have created a novel thermoelectric material with an unusually high power factor.
21 November 2016
Repairing bones damaged by cancer surgery requires scaffold materials that can support tissue regeneration and suppressing tumor regrowth.
18 November 2016Cordelia Sealy
Using a novel nanomechanical platform, scientists have discovered that the 2D material molybdenum diselenide is far more brittle than graphene.
18 November 2016
Researchers have developed a novel magnetic material that can be applied to any surface to repel ice.
17 November 2016
Researchers have identified new monolithic polymer films that can directly convert ultraviolet light into sustained motion.
17 November 2016
View the winning image of the 2016 NuMART competition.
16 November 2016
By combining physical and chemical approaches to self-healing, a new polymeric material can self-heal in semi-dry conditions.
16 November 2016
A new electroactive material made from a bottlebrush polymer can change shape and size when exposed to a relatively small electric field.
16 November 2016
By finding a way to sandwich two types of perovskite into a single photovoltaic cell, scientists have achieved a conversion efficiency of 21.7%.
15 November 2016
Using a gold metasurface, scientists have fabricated the first semiconductor-free, optically-controlled microelectronic device.
15 November 2016
Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini receives "Arthur L. Friedberg Ceramic Engineering Tutorial and Lecture Award 2016".
15 November 2016
A new method uses graphene templates to make ultrathin metal oxide sheets containing intricate wrinkle and crumple patterns.
14 November 2016
Scientists have managed to create an ultra-strong material by 'fusing' together multiwall carbon nanotubes.
14 November 2016
Fluctuations in the amount of a particular precursor in a two-dimensional alloy can influence the ordering of the atoms of the other components.
11 November 2016
Hydrogenation proceeds differently over single-layer graphene compared with few-layer graphene, and also requires defects or edges.
11 November 2016
Scientists have developed new polymer-stabilized droplet carriers that can identify and encapsulate nanoparticles for transport in a cell.
10 November 2016
Scientists have used a laser-heating technique to fabricate a new class of crystalline solid known as a rotating lattice single crystal.
10 November 2016
Engineers have developed a magnetic ink that can be used to make self-healing batteries, electrochemical sensors and textile-based circuits.
9 November 2016
Polymer fragility index and chain length
8 November 2016David Bradley
Superconducting spin cycle
8 November 2016David Bradley
Researchers have smashed silver microcubes at high speeds to see how deforming their crystalline structures could make them stronger and tougher.
8 November 2016
Using alternating layers of an antiferromagnet, researchers have produced a topological insulator that can work at higher temperatures.
7 November 2016
A new method for taking advantage of assembled interfaces can induce superconductivity in non-superconducting materials.
7 November 2016
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4 November 2016
A monolayer of tungsten diselenide can emit a pair of photons at a time, making it useful for sending secure communications and acting as a novel laser.
4 November 2016
The University at Buffalo's new Materials Data Engineering Laboratory will conduct materials modeling and simulations using visual data.
4 November 2016
By capturing both high- and low-energy photons, a new perovskite tandem solar cell has achieved a power conversion efficiency of 20.3%.
3 November 2016
High pressures applied by a novel nanocrystalline-diamond anvil could lead to the creation of as yet unknown new materials.
3 November 2016
Nanostructured catalysts boosts conversion of greenhouse gas to fuel.
2 November 2016David Bradley
A new computational method can efficiently identify the best metal-organic frameworks for capturing carbon dioxide emissions.
2 November 2016
See your image on the cover of Nano Today in 2017.
1 November 2016
Extraction of heavy metal contaminants from soil by Arabidopsis halleri
1 November 2016David Bradley
Nano-features similar to leaf veins improves electrodes
1 November 2016Laurie Donaldson