Graphene oxide-wrapped nanospheres can help destroy antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antibiotic-resistance genes in wastewater treatment plants.
28 July 2020
By investigating insect surfaces, researchers have identified a nanostructure that can be used to engineer better water-repellent coatings
27 July 2020
Doped graphene nanoribbons could help in quantum computing
24 July 2020Laurie Donaldson
Researchers have used an electron microscope to observe the individual steps of growing indium oxide on graphene at atomic-scale resolution.
22 July 2020
Researchers have synthesized a new form of melanin enriched with selenium for protecting human tissue against harmful radiation.
21 July 2020
For the first time, researchers have observed a quantum fluid known as the fractional quantum Hall state in a 2D semiconductor.
20 July 2020
By studying the 2D material gallium telluride in real time using ultrafast electron diffraction, researchers have discovered that it breaks Friedel's Law.
20 July 2020
Scientists have developed a novel instrument for studying quantum materials that can make three kinds of atom-scale measurements simultaneously.
20 July 2020
A carbon nanotube film possesses a combination of thermal, electrical and physical properties that could make it of use for next-generation smart fabrics.
16 July 2020
Researchers have identified a small number of impurity atoms that may contribute to the strength of enamel, but also make it more soluble.
14 July 2020
Researchers have developed a novel form of non-volatile computer memory, based on sliding atomically thin layers of metal over one another.
13 July 2020
micropatterned substrate boosts perovskite light absorption
9 July 2020Cordelia Sealy
2D germanane has potential to deliver active agents directly to tumors
9 July 2020Cordelia Sealy
8 July 2020Christopher A. Schuh
A new technique for making heterostructured materials uses ball milling to smash structurally incommensurate solids and then reassemble them.
8 July 2020
Researchers have identified which pairs of atoms in a nanoparticle of palladium and platinum are the most active in breaking down car exhaust gases.
7 July 2020
Smart medicines could generate drugs and imaging agents when they come into contact with diseased tissues
6 July 2020
A light-powered metal catalyst, comprising tiny spheres of aluminum dotted with specks of palladium, can break the strong chemical bonds in fluorocarbons.
3 July 2020
Materials called metal-organic frameworks can be spun into fibres to filter particulate pollutants from air
2 July 2020
Researchers have developed smart adaptive clothing by showing that graphene can control thermal radiation from textile surfaces.
1 July 2020
Researchers have developed a new abrasion-based method for producing heterostructure devices based on 2D materials such as graphene.
1 July 2020