Nanomaterials news, August 2020

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New functional inks prefer alcohol to coffee

By utilizing a mixture of alcohol, researchers have developed functional inks based on 2D materials that don't suffer from the coffee ring effect.

Buckled graphene makes cool quantum material

Researchers have found that cooling graphene while it is attached to a flat surface will cause it to buckle, altering its electronic properties.

Moth eye nanostructures stop surfaces from icing over

Nanostructure surface displays improved anti-icing performance

Hump day for blocking coronavirus

Engineered camelid nanobodies sheath coronavirus spikes

Gold-plated nanocellulose shows its colors

Novel composites of nanocellulose and metal nanoparticles could prove of use for various optical, catalytic, electrical and biomedical applications.

New method predicts how 2D materials stack together

Researchers have developed a method for predicting the interaction between layers of 2D materials such as graphene in a stack.

Reducing dyes without the noble metals

Reducing dyes without the noble metals

"Alkynyl-functionalized chain-extended PCL for coupling to biological molecules" - New article published in the European Polymer Journal

Arming red blood cells with antibodies

Antibodies attached to the surface of red blood cells could boost the body’s ability to fight disease

Manganese improves sensitivity of 2D dopamine detector

Adding a small amount of manganese to 2D molybdenum disulfide improves its sensitivity as a dopamine detector by many orders of magnitude.

Nanotech for improved wound healing

Nanotech for improved wound healing

New approach in catalyst design for electrochemical energy conversion

Cobalt-iron catalyst for zinc-air battery application

Prof. Boccaccini marks 10 years as Editor-in-Chief of Materials Letters

Nanoreactor Strategy Generates Superior Supported Bimetallic Catalysts

Recycling on the microscale has macro advantages

new 'micro' approach to electronic waste recycling could create valuable renewable resources

Highly charged ions leave no trace in graphene

A novel nano-structuring method allows certain layers of a material to be perforated extremely precisely while leaving other layers completely untouched.

Novel synthesis process produces catalyst with just the right structure

Scientists have developed a novel method for synthesizing manganese dioxide with a specific crystalline structure that makes it an effective catalyst.

Elsevier and SPIE Launch New Book Series for the Photonics Community

We are excited to announce that Elsevier in collaboration with SPIE, titled Photonic Materials and Applications.

Temperature rises when superconductor layered with 2D material

Adding layers of the 2D material molybdenum sulfide to molybdenum carbide allows superconductivity to occur at 50% higher temperatures.

Snowflakes inspire effort to map 2D crystal shapes

Inspired by work on snowflakes, researchers are mapping the shapes of the 2D crystals produced by chemical vapor deposition under specific conditions.

Taking the trial-and-error out of crystal growth

systematic approach to growing 2D crystals using CVD based on large-scale databases and machine learning