Nanomaterials

Shape memory actuators drive micro-sized robots

shape-memory actuator based on nanometer-thick platinum films capped with titanium dioxide could enable low-power, electrically programmable microrobots

Piezoelectric nanoparticles deliver double blow to brain tumors

drug-loaded piezoelectric polymer nanoparticles deliver double blow to brain tumors

Stacked 2D nanomeshes that offer unique physical properties

New way to arrange 2D nanosheets into a 3D configuration to produce new materials

Photon avalanche in nanoparticles opens way to bioimaging

photon avalanching in single nanoparticles doped with lanthanide ions observed for the first time

Rotated graphene stacks up for better membranes

novel way of aligning graphene oxide sheets creates filtration membranes with improved flux and selectivity

Nanoscale variations in membranes determine performance

mass distribution at the nanoscale is important for water-filtration performance

Ultrafast electron microscopy captures nanoscale phase changes

inorganic compound, tantalum disulfide, possesses an unusual property that could make it ideal for nanoelectronic applications

Strain could switch on diamond for optoelectronics

large diamond structures can be elastically deformed in a uniform and controlled way at the nanoscale

Functional implanted medical sensor using gold nanoparticles

Implantable nanoparticle sensor shows concentration changes of substances in the blood

Doped graphene nanoribbons could offer breakthrough in quantum computing

Doped graphene nanoribbons could help in quantum computing

DNA assembly creates 3D superconducting nanostructures

DNA-based self-assembly methods can construct 3D superconducting nanostructures

Nanocrystals put new face on oxygen reduction

nanocrystal core-shell catalyst for fuel cells uses less Pt but drives the oxygen reduction reaction more efficiently and is more durable

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