By conducting systematic studies, researchers have provided a quantitative picture of how surface conditions control the growth of metal nanocrystals.
19 January 2018
Researchers have developed the first single metalens able to focus the entire visible spectrum of light in the same spot and in high resolution.
18 January 2018
The transfer of energy from nanomaterials to molecules can go both ways, causing the nanomaterials to photoluminesce over long timescales.
15 January 2018
Quantum effects allow samarium nickelate to mimic a shark's sixth sense, by detecting minute electric fields in salt water.
15 January 2018
Read our latest series and find out about materials science researchers in New Zealand and Australia.
12 January 2018
Researchers have found a simple way to deposit magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles onto silica-coated gold nanorods for biomedical applications.
10 January 2018
A new hyperlens crystal made from hexagonal boron nitride with isotopically pure boron can resolve features as small as 30nm in size.
10 January 2018
Fabrication of the first-ever metallic glass nanotube arrays on a Si substrate by a simple lithography and sputter deposition process.
8 January 2018Cordelia Sealy
A new method based on vaporizing a frozen solution with a laser can create hybrid thin-film materials that would otherwise be impossible to make.
5 January 2018