Researchers have shown that the crystal structure at the surface of semiconductor materials can make them behave like metals and even superconductors.
2 April 2020
Researchers have created a new rubber-like material based on plexiglass that could act as a replacement for human tissue in medical procedures.
1 April 2020
Researchers have shown that modifying any surface with millimeter tall peaks and valleys can reduce frost formation on that surface by 60%.
27 March 2020
Researchers have found that small grooves in filter paper can cause single-walled carbon nanotubes to line up side-by-side in 2D films.
26 March 2020
flakes of material decorated with tiny particles could prove useful for catalyzing hydrogen generation reactions
24 March 2020Cordelia Sealy
easy way to make large, freestanding, thin sheets of metallic materials could open up novel applications in catalysis, flexible electronics, soft robotics
24 March 2020Cordelia Sealy
Using copper as a substrate, scientists have successfully grown atom-thick sheets of hexagonal boron nitride as two-inch diameter crystals.
19 March 2020
Researchers have shown that the adhesion of a catechol-containing glue that works underwater can be turned off with an electrical current.
18 March 2020
Prof. Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser is using an Agents of Change grant to empower women in academia
16 March 2020
Researchers used surface spectroscopy methods to track polymer self-assembly at the oil-water interface in real time.
16 March 2020
new nanoparticle catalyst could drive artificial photosynthesis to provide clean energy while removing anthropogenic CO2 from the atmosphere
12 March 2020Cordelia Sealy
Researchers have shown that ultraflat gold films can be used to extract large, high quality 2D sheets from van der Waals crystals.
5 March 2020
Scientists have discovered that applying vibrational motion to topological materials can help sustain a persistent spin-locked current on their surfaces.
28 February 2020
Researchers have found why some topological materials are 'fragile', unable to conduct current on their surface, and how to restore their conductivity.
26 February 2020
Using a low-powered laser, researchers have been able to fabricate graphene features as small as 12µm onto the surface of a polymer.
24 February 2020
Novel bubble-attracting sheets of specially textured mesh can make bubbles collapse as fast as they form, reducing the build-up of foam.
20 February 2020
Using two forms of tomography and an algorithm for unrolling papyrus scrolls, researchers have investigated the surfaces of cylindrical electrodes.
19 February 2020