Nanomaterials news, December 2019

Polymer polarons produce plasmons

By taking advantage of polarons and plasmons, researchers have been able to develop optical nanoantennas from a conducting polymer.

28 December 2019

Lab-grown mini-tumours with a network of functioning blood vessels will assist understanding of cancer and drug testing

18 December 2019

drug-loaded silica nanoparticles target the blood vessels that supply tumors with oxygen and nutrients to ‘starve’ cancer cells

18 December 2019Cordelia Sealy

A new Raman spectroscopy technique can assess the chemical composition and structure of metallic particles with a diameter of just 0.5nm to 2nm.

17 December 2019

By encapsulating perovskite nanocrystals in both silica and plastic hairs, researchers have enhanced their ability to withstand moisture.

13 December 2019

Cobalt-doped molybdenum disulfide grown on a carbon cloth makes an effective catalyst for converting dinitrogen into ammonia.

11 December 2019

By placing silver nanocubes on a thin layer of gold above a pyroelectric material, researchers have created a new multispectral photodetector.

11 December 2019

German Research Foundation honours Dr. Baptiste Gault with Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Award

9 December 2019Joe D'angelo

Rotating layers of boron nitride above and below a graphene layer introduces moiré superlattices that modify the graphene's electronic properties.

6 December 2019

CNTs produced from CO2 using low-energy chemical processes drastically reduce emissions associated with construction materials

5 December 2019Cordelia Sealy

Scientists have developed a new approach for making metal-metal composites and porous metals with a ‘bicontinuous’ structure in thin films.

4 December 2019

Continuing research in the field of nanomaterials for energy storage will be critical for the widespread adoption of sustainable energy sources.

3 December 2019

'Designer substrates' produced by exposing silicon to phosphine gas offer a quick and inexpensive way to synthesize high quality 2D crystals.

2 December 2019