Novel lipid-like peptoids can spontaneously form a membrane with similar properties to cell membranes found in nature.
27 July 2016
Tungsten-based nanoparticles promise more efficient and greener lubricants.
27 July 2016Cordelia Sealy
Scientists have unveiled a new method for uniting light-capturing photonic nanomaterials and high-efficiency metal catalysts.
26 July 2016
A genetically engineered strain of bacteria can spin out extremely thin and highly conductive wires made up of amino acids.
25 July 2016
cleaner fuel for transportation using hydrogen fuel from water and better energy storage from zinc batteries
22 July 2016Laurie Donaldson
A practical cloaking device made from a nanocomposite material allows curved surfaces to appear flat to electromagnetic waves.
22 July 2016
Scientists have produced enhanced 'rivet graphene' by adding carbon nanotubes and carbon spheres encasing iron nanoparticles.
22 July 2016
An atom-thick membrane made of molybdenum disulphide has helped produce the most effective osmotic power system yet.
20 July 2016
Scientists at NASA have developed a mirror made from carbon nanotubes embedded in an epoxy resin for use in a satellite telescope.
20 July 2016
Professor Jeff Dahn is the 2016 Energy Storage Materials Lecture Award winner.
18 July 2016
Cheap wireless smartphone-integrated sensors that detect toxic gas.
18 July 2016Laurie Donaldson
Scientists have combined graphene with molybdenum disulfide to create an atomically-thin transistor.
15 July 2016
Using rod-shaped bacteria to introduce nanoscale wrinkles into graphene causes it to conduct electrons differently in perpendicular directions.
15 July 2016
Scientists have discovered that the wettability and adhesion of graphene can be controlled by doping it with metals and polymers.
14 July 2016
By integrating graphene with two other nanomaterials, scientists have produced a simple, compact and high-speed voltage-controlled oscillator.
13 July 2016
New Editor-in-Chief for Materials Today's sister title
8 July 2016
A new silicon-based nanomaterial can be used to stimulate individual nerve cells and manipulate the behavior of muscles and organs.
8 July 2016
Scientists have found a way to switch the surface of a single layer of boron nitride between states with high and low wetting and adhesion.
6 July 2016
Scientists have discovered the cause of a ‘traffic jam’ of ions that can slow down the charging and discharging of lithium-ion batteries.
5 July 2016