Roll-process technology that transfer and packages large-scale integrated circuits
29 September 2016Laurie Donaldson
Carbon nanomaterials have exceptional water transport and sieving properties that could allow them to take over from polymeric membranes.
23 September 2016Cordelia Sealy
Using cellulose and polymers, scientists have developed a new strategy for crafting nanorods from a wide range of precursor materials.
20 September 2016
Researchers have created the world’s largest database of elemental crystal surfaces and shapes to date, dubbed Crystalium.
19 September 2016
Scientists have discovered an inorganic semiconductor with a double helix structure that makes it highly flexible.
16 September 2016
For the first time, scientists have used a scanning transmission electron microscope to directly write tiny patterns in metallic ‘ink’.
15 September 2016
Scientists have developed a versatile method for patterning the structure of ‘nanowires’ made from amyloid peptides.
15 September 2016
Nanodiamonds and other carbon-based materials can be produced by smashing carbon nanotubes against a target at high speeds.
12 September 2016
The thermal conductivity of buckyball-containing superatom crystals is directly related to the rotational disorder within those structures.
9 September 2016
Flakes of graphene welded together by spark plasma sintering produce materials that may be suitable for use as bone implants.
8 September 2016
A pulsed-laser process can improve the electrical conductivity of inkjet-printed graphene without damaging the surfaces on which it is printed.
8 September 2016
Scientists have discovered that a critical length scale marks the transition between a zero-dimensional quantum dot and a one-dimensional nanowire.
7 September 2016
The hairy leaves of aquatic ferns can help to clean oil spills.
5 September 2016Laurie Donaldson
Silicon nanoparticles based devices that can be controlled for light manipulation.
5 September 2016Laurie Donaldson
By sandwiching gallium and nitrogen atoms between layers of graphene and silicon carbide, scientists have produced 2D gallium nitride.
2 September 2016
1 September 2016Laurie Donaldson
spider silk superlens improves on traditional microscopy
1 September 2016Laurie Donaldson