Studying a high-entropy alloy with transmission electron microscopy has revealed several mechanisms that make it both very tough and strong.
25 January 2016
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22 January 2016
A novel type of transparent electrode for use in touchscreens comprises a grid of gold or silver ‘nanowalls’ on a glass surface.
22 January 2016
Copper alloy nanoparticles can be used to produce affordable conductive inks with high oxidation resistance.
21 January 2016
Depositing organic polymers on a metal substrate offers a new way to fabricate atomically-controlled carbon nanostructures.
21 January 2016
A new way to produce solid-state lithium-ion batteries involves melting the solid electrolyte and then coating it onto the battery electrodes.
15 January 2016
Boron nitride nanotubes produce strong polymer composites than carbon nanotubes.
14 January 2016
Using chains of magnetic nanoparticles to manipulate elastic polymers in three dimensions, scientists have produced novel soft robots.
12 January 2016
Simple synthesis strategy could enable carbon nanomaterials
to retain their unique properties in three-dimensions.
8 January 2016Cordelia Sealy
two innovations could overcome the limitations of carbon nanotube transistors
7 January 2016Cordelia Sealy
A novel metamaterial can manipulate acoustic waves at more than double the resolution currently possible for acoustic imaging.
6 January 2016
Thin films of correlated metals such as strontium vanadate are both highly transparent and electrically conductive.
4 January 2016