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
Scientists have managed to elucidate the structure of two metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with neon gas captured inside them.
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
A new imaging technique can produce 3D chemical maps that track chemical reactions in a battery as it charges and discharges.
17 August 2016
Glasses based on calcium and phosphate have been synthesized using soft chemistry at low temperatures with water as a solvent.
17 August 2016Cordelia Sealy
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
Microscopic voids and particles of calcium hydroxide play an important role in in giving concrete its strength and toughness.
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
Submit your abstract for the Fifth International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials from the 6 to 10 March 2017.
11 August 2016
Scientists have discovered the optimum amount of selenium to add to cadmium-telluride solar cells to enhance their efficiency.
11 August 2016
Using advanced microscopy techniques, scientists have visualized the charge/discharge reaction in lithium-ion batteries in real-time.
11 August 2016
Temperature could hold the key to growing carbon nanotubes of a particular chirality or 'handedness'
10 August 2016Cordelia Sealy
Electrons travelling though graphene do not behave like particles but like a wave
8 August 2016Cordelia Sealy
Dr. Warren Poole wins the 2017 Acta Materialia Holloman Award for Materials & Society.
5 August 2016
Scientists have engineered biodegradable silicon nanoparticles that when illuminated can make nerve cells fire and heart cells beat.
4 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
Treating the biopolymer polylactic acid at various temperatures and pressures can induce a new, more robust polymer phase in the material.
2 August 2016
Scientists have discovered that nitrogen-doped graphene can greatly enhance the sensitivity of Raman spectroscopy.
1 August 2016
By firing a plastic projectile into silicon at 12,000mph, scientists have been able to watch pressure-induced changes in crystal structure in real time.
1 August 2016
The discovery that spider silk has a phonon band gap could lead to the development of novel acoustic and insulating materials.
1 August 2016
Researchers have produced a new class of materials called sodium polyhydrides, which could possess superconducting properties.
1 August 2016