A copper surface covered in microscale and nanoscale cavities can kill bacteria more than 100 times faster and more effectively than standard copper.
24 December 2021
Researchers have discovered that silica nanoparticles coated in polymer chains that are not too short or too long can produce extremely tough films.
24 December 2021
Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) can be made ‘active’ by ball milling at extremely low temperatures
20 December 2021Cordelia Sealy
Researchers have developed a novel catalyst comprising a layer of platinum atoms on a 2D material that can convert methane into ethane and ethylene.
20 December 2021
By trapping light in tiny crevices of gold, researchers have coaxed molecules to convert invisible infrared light into visible light.
14 December 2021
Using 2D materials, researchers have produced a qubit chip that's 1000 times smaller than qubit chips produced with conventional approaches.
9 December 2021
Researchers have developed a novel electrochromic technology that can interact with both visible light and mid-infrared light for heating and cooling.
9 December 2021
Using a combination of heat and pressure, researchers have turned the spherical fullerenes known as buckyballs into an ultrahard diamond glass.
6 December 2021
cat's paw inspires soft, flexible impact-resistant and energy-dissipating composite
6 December 2021Cordelia Sealy
Researchers have created a new ultra-thin two-layer material with quantum properties that normally require rare earth elements.
3 December 2021
A novel imaging technology that compresses light into a tiny spot can reveal previously invisible details about nanomaterials, including colors.
3 December 2021
Researchers have discovered that firing a brief pulse of mid-infrared laser light at quantum dots can stop them from blinking.
1 December 2021