CNTs produce sticky tape for extreme environments
30 July 2019Laurie Donaldson
Researchers have shown that coating zinc oxide nanowires with amorphous titania can enhance their ability to catalyze the water-splitting reaction.
30 July 2019
Scientists have discovered a previously unseen mode of a ferromagnetic property known as giant magneto-resistance in a 2D heterostructure.
30 July 2019
Artificial proteins can self-assemble on a crystal surface by matching the pattern of amino acids in the protein with the atoms of the crystal.
30 July 2019
Selective-area epitaxy helps nanowires into 2D for more complex devices
29 July 2019Laurie Donaldson
Researchers have discovered a phenomenon that allows block copolymers to self-assemble in patterns that deviate from regular symmetrical arrays.
24 July 2019
new proactive risk governance system can keep pace with development and should lead to safer nanomaterials, products, and processes
23 July 2019Cordelia Sealy
22 July 2019Christopher A. Schuh
Using x-ray spectroscopy, researchers have produced a ‘movie’ of thin film growth that depicts the process more accurately than ever before.
22 July 2019
A new method for getting high-energy photons striking silicon to kick out two electrons instead of one could produce more efficient solar cells.
22 July 2019
By energizing precursor molecules using a supersonic jet of inert gas, researchers have been able to accelerate the fabrication of nanomaterials.
19 July 2019
Gold heterostructures could potentially be used to demonstrate the existence and nature of quantum particles known as Majorana fermions.
16 July 2019
Researchers have demonstrated previously unknown quantum states of matter that arise in double-layer stacks of graphene.
12 July 2019
new insight into hematite nanorods could help future development of photoelectrochemical cells for water splitting
11 July 2019Cordelia Sealy
By taking advantage of defects, scientists have created new inorganic crystals made of stacks of atomically thin sheets that unexpectedly spiral.
9 July 2019
A new NMR technique is able to determine the atomic-scale location and distribution of functional groups on mesoporous silica nanoparticles.
9 July 2019
flexible capacitors made from layers of polyester coated with graphene and hexagonal boron nitride inks could form basis of washable wearable electronics
5 July 2019Cordelia Sealy
ion trap based on the nanofibrous structure of cellulose converts low-grade heat into useful electricity
4 July 2019Cordelia Sealy
set of basic design rules maps out the synthesis of interfaces in nanoparticles made from multiple elemental components
4 July 2019Cordelia Sealy
Scientists have discovered that the 2D material platinum diselenide is magnetic, due to irregularities in the arrangement of its atoms.
3 July 2019
lithographic patterning of graphene down to 10 nm engineers the band gap
2 July 2019Cordelia Sealy