Nanomaterials news, July 2020

Graphene helps wrap up treatment of antibiotic resistance

Graphene oxide-wrapped nanospheres can help destroy antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antibiotic-resistance genes in wastewater treatment plants.

Insects inspire coating for repelling speedy water droplets

By investigating insect surfaces, researchers have identified a nanostructure that can be used to engineer better water-repellent coatings

Doped graphene nanoribbons could offer breakthrough in quantum computing

Doped graphene nanoribbons could help in quantum computing

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Study reveals how indium oxide grows on graphene

Researchers have used an electron microscope to observe the individual steps of growing indium oxide on graphene at atomic-scale resolution.

New biomaterial can protect against harmful radiation

Researchers have synthesized a new form of melanin enriched with selenium for protecting human tissue against harmful radiation.

Quantum fluid found in ‘dirty’ 2D semiconductor

For the first time, researchers have observed a quantum fluid known as the fractional quantum Hall state in a 2D semiconductor.

New technique uncovers rule-breaking in 2D material

By studying the 2D material gallium telluride in real time using ultrafast electron diffraction, researchers have discovered that it breaks Friedel's Law.

Three-in-one instrument can probe quantum materials

Scientists have developed a novel instrument for studying quantum materials that can make three kinds of atom-scale measurements simultaneously.

New flexible CNT film can heat, cool and generate electricity

A carbon nanotube film possesses a combination of thermal, electrical and physical properties that could make it of use for next-generation smart fabrics.

New study gets to the core of enamel’s strength

Researchers have identified a small number of impurity atoms that may contribute to the strength of enamel, but also make it more soluble.

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Misaligned 2D materials offer novel form of computer memory

Researchers have developed a novel form of non-volatile computer memory, based on sliding atomically thin layers of metal over one another.

Micro-patterned perovskite solar cells trap light better

micropatterned substrate boosts perovskite light absorption

2D germanane targets drug-resistant cancer cells

2D germanane has potential to deliver active agents directly to tumors

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Smashing new technique for creating heterostructured materials

A new technique for making heterostructured materials uses ball milling to smash structurally incommensurate solids and then reassemble them.

New study pinpoints active atomic structures in catalyst nanoparticles

Researchers have identified which pairs of atoms in a nanoparticle of palladium and platinum are the most active in breaking down car exhaust gases.

Building smart medicines with self-assembling nanoparticles

Smart medicines could generate drugs and imaging agents when they come into contact with diseased tissues

Light-powered metal catalyst can break fluorocarbons

A light-powered metal catalyst, comprising tiny spheres of aluminum dotted with specks of palladium, can break the strong chemical bonds in fluorocarbons.

Mopping up tiny particle pollution

Materials called metal-organic frameworks can be spun into fibres to filter particulate pollutants from air

Graphene clothing stays comfortable whether hot or cold

Researchers have developed smart adaptive clothing by showing that graphene can control thermal radiation from textile surfaces.

New production method rubs 2D heterostructures up the right way

Researchers have developed a new abrasion-based method for producing heterostructure devices based on 2D materials such as graphene.