Artificial proteins can self-assemble on a crystal surface by matching the pattern of amino acids in the protein with the atoms of the crystal.
30 July 2019
X-ray analysis of sintering bioactive glass particles reveals process and opens door tailored scaffolds for bone repair
29 July 2019Cordelia Sealy
Researchers have confirmed that magnetic fluctuations can act as an electron ‘pairing glue’ in iron-based superconductors.
25 July 2019
Researchers have uncovered the first example of a native metal with bistable and electrically switchable spontaneous polarization states.
24 July 2019
new proactive risk governance system can keep pace with development and should lead to safer nanomaterials, products, and processes
23 July 2019Cordelia Sealy
22 July 2019Christopher A. Schuh
Using x-ray spectroscopy, researchers have produced a ‘movie’ of thin film growth that depicts the process more accurately than ever before.
22 July 2019
By utilizing theory and experiment, researchers have managed to improve the performance of liquefied gas electrolytes with lithium-metal anodes.
17 July 2019
Researchers have used X-ray tomography to visualize how cracks form near the edges of the interfaces between materials in solid-state batteries.
16 July 2019
Scientists have used a novel bismuth-based, 2D superconductor to experimentally confirm a 23-year-old theory of superconductors.
15 July 2019
Researchers have determined the mechanism that allows a 2D perovskite crystal to emit green light, and also how to replicate it.
12 July 2019
Researchers have demonstrated previously unknown quantum states of matter that arise in double-layer stacks of graphene.
12 July 2019
Previous assumptions regarding polymer behavior are challenged by new laboratory techniques that measure polymer flow at the molecular level.
11 July 2019
new insight into hematite nanorods could help future development of photoelectrochemical cells for water splitting
11 July 2019Cordelia Sealy
simple process to make hexaferrites particles with high coercivity could prove useful for magnetic storage media and microwave absorbers
10 July 2019Cordelia Sealy
A new NMR technique is able to determine the atomic-scale location and distribution of functional groups on mesoporous silica nanoparticles.
9 July 2019
flash infrared annealing (FIRA) could hold the key to low-cost environmentally friendly perovskite solar cells
5 July 2019Cordelia Sealy
Placing a topological insulator on a thin superconducting film has revealed a novel form of electron tunneling known as Klein tunneling.
5 July 2019
set of basic design rules maps out the synthesis of interfaces in nanoparticles made from multiple elemental components
4 July 2019Cordelia Sealy
Scientists have discovered that the 2D material platinum diselenide is magnetic, due to irregularities in the arrangement of its atoms.
3 July 2019
lithographic patterning of graphene down to 10 nm engineers the band gap
2 July 2019Cordelia Sealy