A novel analytical model can identify how twisted graphene sheets behave and determine their stability at different sizes and temperatures.
27 March 2020
Researchers have found that small grooves in filter paper can cause single-walled carbon nanotubes to line up side-by-side in 2D films.
26 March 2020
Researchers have designed a system that can produce large quantities of the 2D material known as MXene while preserving its unique properties.
26 March 2020
Producing single crystalline GaN nanowire growth based on an amorphous substrate
25 March 2020Laurie Donaldson
Wearable all-solid-state supercapacitors with excellent performance
25 March 2020Laurie Donaldson
Ni-rich cathodes used in EV Li-ion batteries show improved performance stability when doped with boron
25 March 2020Cordelia Sealy
flakes of material decorated with tiny particles could prove useful for catalyzing hydrogen generation reactions
24 March 2020Cordelia Sealy
easy way to make large, freestanding, thin sheets of metallic materials could open up novel applications in catalysis, flexible electronics, soft robotics
24 March 2020Cordelia Sealy
Nanosensors powered by a stream of bubbles can seek out explosives and related hazards in only a few minutes
24 March 2020
3D supercapacitors knitted from cotton or nylon yarn coated with a novel conductive material could power smart textiles
24 March 2020Cordelia Sealy
Hydrogel can ultrasonically charge bioelectronic implants
24 March 2020Laurie Donaldson
24 March 2020Laurie Winkless
By combining two different polymers, researchers have managed to produce an ink that does not require any doping to conduct electricity.
23 March 2020
Scientists have developed a graphene device that can display three distinct properties: superconducting, insulating and magnetic.
20 March 2020
Using copper as a substrate, scientists have successfully grown atom-thick sheets of hexagonal boron nitride as two-inch diameter crystals.
19 March 2020
Researchers have shown that the adhesion of a catechol-containing glue that works underwater can be turned off with an electrical current.
18 March 2020
Prof. Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser is using an Agents of Change grant to empower women in academia
16 March 2020
Researchers have synthesized a crystalline material with two properties previously unseen in a single material: ferroelectricity and chirality.
16 March 2020
new nanoparticle catalyst could drive artificial photosynthesis to provide clean energy while removing anthropogenic CO2 from the atmosphere
12 March 2020Cordelia Sealy
Researchers have used circularly polarized mid-infrared light to control and enhance the chirality of electron distribution in a 2D material.
10 March 2020
Scientists believe there may be a way to make a single material that can conduct both electricity and energy with 100% efficiency.
6 March 2020
Magnetically controlled neural implant
5 March 2020David Bradley
thin nanostructured films of gold and nickel boost performance of direct methanol fuel cells
2 March 2020Cordelia Sealy