Researchers have created tiny electronic ‘graphene tweezers’ that can grab biomolecules and nanoparticles floating in water with incredible efficiency.
27 December 2017
A novel method for synthesizing nanoparticles of europium(II) oxide is allowing scientists to study the properties of this ferromagnetic semiconductor.
21 December 2017
Researchers have succeeded in growing semiconducting graphene nanoribbons with a regular armchair edge and incorporating them into nanotransistors.
19 December 2017
Researchers have managed to control the fluorescence emitted by carbon nanotubes by attaching hexagonal carbon molecules to them.
18 December 2017
Scientists have developed a technique for combining carbon nanotubes with ceramics and polymers to form novel composite materials.
15 December 2017
Borophene could be the first pure two-dimensional material able to emit visible and near-infrared light by activating its plasmons.
13 December 2017
Physicists have tested which films containing different combinations of magnetic nanostructures can generate spin currents most effectively from heat.
13 December 2017
A novel epitaxy method that incorporates van der Waals’ forces is able to grow thin films of the semiconductor germanium on mica.
11 December 2017
The optical and photocatalytic properties of carbon dots can be precisely tuned by controlling the positions of nitrogen atoms in their structure.
8 December 2017
Smart textiles and wearable electronics benefit from graphene.
8 December 2017Laurie Donaldson
Graphene’s unique properties makes it a potential candidate for transparent, stretchable electronics in displays, wearable health monitors, or soft robots.
7 December 2017Cordelia Sealy
Why don’t tree frogs slip off wet leaves? The answer lies in their sticky toe pads, which are made up of a mixture of hard and soft materials.
6 December 2017Cordelia Sealy
Pre-treatment process controls the chirality of SWNTs by tuning the degree of oxidation of the Co catalyst during growth.
6 December 2017Cordelia Sealy
Simple solution could radically broaden the range of metal alloys that can be produced by additive manufacturing.
5 December 2017Cordelia Sealy
Atomically precise heterojunctions in graphene nanoribbons could enable the design of a new generation of more efficient and powerful nanoelectronics
5 December 2017Cordelia Sealy