Using an electrochemical cell inside a transmission electron microscope, scientists have captured in real time how lithium ions move in lithium titanate.
30 March 2020
A novel separator with conductive carbon nanotubes can prevent lithium-metal batteries from heating up and catching fire in case of a short circuit.
30 March 2020
Researchers have shown that modifying any surface with millimeter tall peaks and valleys can reduce frost formation on that surface by 60%.
27 March 2020
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
Five degrees of freedom in polycrystalline materials
25 March 2020David Bradley
Ni-rich cathodes used in EV Li-ion batteries show improved performance stability when doped with boron
25 March 2020Cordelia Sealy
Magnetic nanoparticles could gather up oily contaminants in wastewater and prevent their release into the environment
24 March 2020
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
A fabric made using salts could be used to gather drinking water from the atmosphere
24 March 2020
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
Transparent, self-healing, ice-resistant polymers
24 March 2020David Bradley
Making nanomaterials work in 3D cancer theranostics
24 March 2020David Bradley
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
A novel nickel-iron catalyst and polymer electrode binder can produce hydrogen from water as well as a precious metal catalyst.
23 March 2020
For the first time, physicists have found found evidence for entanglement between the electrons in a ferromagnet.
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
Scientists have developed a novel material made from graphene oxide and a protein that can self-assemble into tissue-like vascular structures.
19 March 2020
Researchers have found that adhesives can be made tougher by adding sacrificial bonds that are easily broken.
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
Using an X-ray free-electron laser, scientists have shown that melting of a gold film starts at grain boundaries and then moves inside the grain.
17 March 2020
Prof. Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser is using an Agents of Change grant to empower women in academia
16 March 2020
Researchers used surface spectroscopy methods to track polymer self-assembly at the oil-water interface in real time.
16 March 2020
Researchers have synthesized a crystalline material with two properties previously unseen in a single material: ferroelectricity and chirality.
16 March 2020
13 March 2020Laurie Winkless
new nanoparticle catalyst could drive artificial photosynthesis to provide clean energy while removing anthropogenic CO2 from the atmosphere
12 March 2020Cordelia Sealy
Researchers have developed a novel electron microscopy method for testing microscopic aeronautical materials at ultra-high temperatures.
10 March 2020
Researchers have used circularly polarized mid-infrared light to control and enhance the chirality of electron distribution in a 2D material.
10 March 2020
By changing density in response to illumination with a beam of light, a novel hydrogel can trap light inside specific sections of itself.
9 March 2020
When placed on top of passive silicon waveguides, 2D materials can change the phase of light as strongly as existing silicon phase modulators.
9 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
Scientists have developed a 3D imaging technique for observing complex behaviours in magnets, including fast-moving waves and 'tornadoes'.
6 March 2020
Magnetically controlled neural implant
5 March 2020David Bradley
Researchers have shown that ultraflat gold films can be used to extract large, high quality 2D sheets from van der Waals crystals.
5 March 2020
Gold tape exfoliates vdW structures to make 2D sheets
4 March 2020David Bradley
Researchers have engineered two-layered nanofibers consisting of an ordered row of alternating peptides and determined how they self-assemble.
4 March 2020
Researchers have used small molecules that fluoresce after the impact of mechanical force to detect damage in fiber-reinforced polymers.
3 March 2020
Lead-absorbing polymer films can prevent toxic lead leaking from perovskite solar cells while have no effect on their performance.
3 March 2020
green membranes based on natural materials surpass state-of-the-art membranes for desalination, cleaning up wastewater, and purifying organic solvents
3 March 2020Cordelia Sealy
thin nanostructured films of gold and nickel boost performance of direct methanol fuel cells
2 March 2020Cordelia Sealy
Woody approach to recycling concrete
2 March 2020David Bradley