On taking a closer look at how nonuniform particles self-assemble, engineers were surprised to discover that it happens in multiples phases.
29 April 2019
Researchers have shown that a nano-coating of boron nitride can stabilize solid electrolytes in lithium metal batteries.
29 April 2019
Eutectic lithium salts can replenish the lithium ions that battery cathodes lose over extended use and restore their atomic structures.
26 April 2019
Researchers have found that plastic crystals of neopentylglycol could replace the inefficient gases used in most refrigerators and air conditioners.
26 April 2019
Researchers have discovered why vanadium disulfide is unstable as a battery cathode material and developed a way to make it more stable.
25 April 2019
Researchers have created ink for an inkjet printer from a highly conductive type of two-dimensional material called MXene.
25 April 2019
Polymers that conduct electricity to stimulate cells and monitor their natural electrical activity could be useful in medicine
24 April 2019
3D printing in geometric designs and material composites for devices with novel optical properties
24 April 2019Laurie Donaldson
Researchers have not only unexpectedly detected polar skyrmions in a material with reversible electrical properties, but also found that they're chiral.
24 April 2019
Carbohydrates from seaweed are being converted into complex carbon-based structures that can store electrical energy
23 April 2019
Confinement of water in lipid nanochannels precludes ice formation
23 April 2019David Bradley
High-quality phosphorene nanoribbons for high-speed electronics
23 April 2019Laurie Donaldson
DNA-based Assembly and Synthesis of Hierarchical, materials
22 April 2019David Bradley
Nanostructured fruitfly olfactory sensors
22 April 2019David Bradley
Measuring approach that characterizes materials at much smaller scales
21 April 2019Laurie Donaldson
For the first time, researchers have managed to create an anti-ordered state with liquid crystals, where they avoid aligning along a certain direction.
18 April 2019
Researchers have improved the optical properties of the 2D material molybdenum disulphide by removing defects with laser light and water.
18 April 2019
Physicists have designed an evolutionary process that allows a wide range of nanomaterial morphologies to be synthesized from tungsten disulphide.
17 April 2019
Scientists have not only visualized the nanoscale structures of borophene lattices, but also built theoretical models of their crystalline forms.
17 April 2019
Artificial atoms in hexagonal boron nitride
16 April 2019David Bradley
‘Deep learning’ agents can accurately determine a 2D material's physical characteristics, such as strength, from minimal data on its structure.
15 April 2019
Researchers have synthesized tiny, individual, flexible phosphorene nanoribbons from crystals of black phosphorous and lithium ions.
15 April 2019
Nanotechnology is becoming more versatile, thanks to methods that build nanostructures within other nanostructures
12 April 2019
Applying high pressures and temperatures to elements like potassium and sodium produces a new, stable state of matter that is both solid and liquid.
11 April 2019
A coating of graphene can stop oxygen escaping from the cathode of a lithium battery, helping to prevent the battery from catching fire.
11 April 2019
A metal-organic framework made of the DNA base adenine can lock the DNA base thymine within its cavities for chemical reactions.
10 April 2019
Scientists have developed a model for predicting the shape of metal ‘islands’ sandwiched between or below 2D materials such as graphene.
9 April 2019
By carefully stretching polymers like polyethylene, researchers have been able to produce colorful films with a range of heat-radiating capabilities.
8 April 2019
Study of the influence of matrix quality and fibres loading direction on the bending strength of SiO2/SiO2 composite.
5 April 2019Justine Delage
Scientists used advanced microscopy to monitor atoms as they rearrange in real-time during the synthesis of intermetallic nanoparticles.
5 April 2019
A hot-drawing technique for processing plastics can create transparent polythene film that is stronger than aluminium but a fraction of the weight.
4 April 2019
An environmentally friendly deep eutectic solvent can extract valuable elements from the metal oxides commonly used as cathodes in lithium-ion batteries.
4 April 2019
Researchers have developed a 'hybrid' cathode for lithium-sulfur batteries that combines an intercalation type material with a conversion type material.
3 April 2019
Scientists have found a way to place catalysts inside the tiniest pores of different host materials, a bit like fitting a model ship inside a bottle.
2 April 2019
Scientists have theorized a new ‘oil-and-vinegar’ approach for inducing spherical nanoparticles to self-assemble into unusual architectures.
2 April 2019
Researchers have developed a wood membrane than can generate an ionic voltage from a small temperature differential.
1 April 2019