Biocompatible nanocarriers containing superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles and a common antibiotic can treat biofilms.
31 January 2017Cordelia Sealy
Details of the Acta Gold Medal award session have been announced.
30 January 2017
A titanium surface covered in fluorinated nanotubes can repel blood and so could reduce blood clotting by medical implants.
30 January 2017
Simple strategy for creating solutions of two-dimensional nanomaterials could make large-scale production of future devices easier and cheaper.
27 January 2017Cordelia Sealy
Scientists have used a new approach to investigate the formation of defects in materials at the atomic scale and in near-real time.
23 January 2017
A novel optical characterization method has revealed that in 2D crystals there is a strong interaction between crystal quality and valley polarization.
19 January 2017
Researchers have developed a technique in which nanoscale perovskite particles self-assemble to produce more efficient, stable and durable LEDs.
19 January 2017
A new computational model can calculate how metallic glasses morph over time when they are put under mechanical stress.
18 January 2017
17 January 2017Tobias Wesselius
Depending on the synthesis conditions, gold nanoclusters can self-assemble to form 2D hexagonally-ordered layers or 3D capsid structures.
17 January 2017
Scientists have used a unique infrared probe to study how the atomic structure of gold and platinum nanoparticles affects their function as catalysts.
16 January 2017
In some water-splitting catalysts, oxygen comes from within the catalyst material itself, as well as from the surrounding water molecules.
13 January 2017
Compressing and fusing flakes of graphene can produce a porous, lightweight 3D material with a strength 10 times that of steel.
12 January 2017
A new one-dimensional, core-shell-type crystalline wire made from organic-inorganic hybrid materials can emit light efficiently.
11 January 2017
Submissions for the 8th annual Reaxys PhD Prize are now open.
10 January 2017
Researchers have been able to create a high-pressure form of germanium, known as ST12, in a large enough sample size to confirm its characteristics.
10 January 2017
Conductive ink made from silver nanowires can print inexpensive, customizable circuit patterns on just about any surface.
10 January 2017
Scientists have used tiny diamonds known as use diamondoids to assemble atoms into the thinnest possible electrical wires, just three atoms wide.
9 January 2017
Christopher Hutchinson and Tadashi Furuhara join the Acta Journals.
6 January 2017
Enjoy free access to the anniversary special issue of Current Opinion in Solid State & Materials Science.
5 January 2017
Sodium-embedded carbon nanowalls make highly effective electrodes in electronic devices such as solar cells and supercapacitors.
5 January 2017
Scientists have developed a novel solid-state battery by placing ultra-thin aluminum oxide between lithium electrodes and a solid garnet electrolyte.
4 January 2017
By optimizing the antireflection properties, scientists have fabricated a flexible transparent conductor from an ultrathin metal film.
4 January 2017
Novel fuel cell catalysts comprising atomically-ordered platinum-lead 'nanoplates' display high catalytic activity, stability and durability.
3 January 2017