Using pulses of laser light, physicists have been able to trap light at the surface of graphene and move it around.
26 November 2015
Adding quantum dots made out of iron pyrite to lithium-ion batteries makes them charge quickly over dozens of cycles.
26 November 2015
on-chip metamaterial helps photonic devices
25 November 2015Laurie Donaldson
Novel sandwich like sensor made up of graphene and polymer layers could identify damage and structural changes in materials or the human body.
22 November 2015Cordelia Sealy
Halloysite clay nanotubes for drug delivery.
20 November 2015Laurie Donaldson
A new technique called ‘gas adsorption crystallography’ provides a new way to study the process by which MOFs store immense volumes of gases.
20 November 2015
Graphene nanofoam electrodes show higher capacity and faster transport in lithium-ion batteries when treated with hydrogen.
16 November 2015
A consortium of British and Chinese scientists has produced novel quantum dots that could be used in imaging, drug delivery and cancer therapy.
13 November 2015Laurie Winkless
'Crumpling’ to increase the surface area of graphene-gold nanostructures enhances surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy.
11 November 2015
Boron graphene sensors are able to detect noxious gas molecules such as ammonia and nitrogen oxides at extremely low concentrations.
10 November 2015
A novel lithium-oxygen battery has very high energy density, is more than 90% efficient, and can be recharged more than 2000 times.
3 November 2015
Graphene doped with nitrogen and augmented with cobalt atoms makes an effective catalyst for splitting water.
2 November 2015