Two types of nanoribbons produce material that traps single electrons at the junctions of ribbon segments.
24 August 2018Laurie Donaldson
Researchers can fine-tune the electronic, mechanical and optical properties of 2D heterostructures by varying the angle between the crystals in real time.
23 August 2018
Scientists have discovered that negatively curved carbon sheets known as schwarzites can be synthesized inside the pores of zeolites.
21 August 2018
Advanced synchrotron small-angle and wide-angle X-ray scattering reveals how dental caries evolve and the changes in structure of enamel at the nanoscale.
21 August 2018Cordelia Sealy
Researchers have made triple-layered hollow nanostructures consisting of a conductive organic core sandwiched between two inorganic layers.
21 August 2018
A 2D tungsten ditelluride bilayer develops a spontaneous electrical polarization that allows it to undergo ‘ferroelectric switching’.
20 August 2018
Simple, universal reflux pre-treatment and sonication method produces measurable amounts of two-dimensional quantum dots from bulk raw materials.
20 August 2018Cordelia Sealy
Catalytically active Pd nanoclusters inside organic molecular cages avoids aggregation and other problems.
16 August 2018Cordelia Sealy
Two-dimensional atomically thin layers of the metal gallium - known as gallenene - have been created on silicon substrates.
16 August 2018Cordelia Sealy
Nanowires could help restore impaired neurological functions involved in vision and movement
15 August 2018Cordelia Sealy
Fire-resistant wallpaper based on inorganic nanowires and graphene oxide (GO) thermal sensors sounds an alarm in the event of fire.
15 August 2018Cordelia Sealy
By mixing nanocrystals with polymers and ligands, scientists have found a way to switch between a liquid-like state and a solid-like state.
14 August 2018
Quantum computing could benefit from the finding that electrons can be trapped between graphene nanoribbons with different topologies,
14 August 2018
Researchers have found that ‘rebar graphene’, in which graphene is reinforced with carbon nanotubes, is more than twice as tough as pristine graphene.
10 August 2018
Researchers have used a chemical process discovered decades ago to make the linkages between covalent organic frameworks much sturdier.
8 August 2018
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6 August 2018
A cobalt-tungsten catalyst starts growing carbon nanotubes with various chiral angles but redirects almost all of them toward one fast-growing variant.
3 August 2018
Niobium tungsten oxides with a complex crystalline structure allow lithium ions to move through them at higher rates than typical electrode materials.
3 August 2018
The first experimental realization and structural investigation of 2D vanadium disulphide has revealed a new vanadium sulphide compound.
2 August 2018