Understanding the behavior of silicon nitride could lead to better performance devices for orthopedics.
25 September 2015Cordelia Sealy
A new ultra-thin invisibility ‘skin’ cloak can conform to the shape of an object and conceal it from detection with visible light.
24 September 2015
A new study of the catalytic behavior of platinum nanoparticles has revealed the importance of the iron oxide they sit on.
22 September 2015
For the first time, researchers have imaged how light moves inside an exotic class of matter known as hyperbolic materials.
22 September 2015
Scientists have developed a unique model for the fast and accurate prediction of novel metal alloy materials for catalysis.
21 September 2015
A new catalyst could help fuel-efficient automobile engines to run more cleanly and efficiently.
21 September 2015
Simple, new technique creates tiny hollow cages of Pt with walls just a few atoms thick that could be used in catalysis.
21 September 2015Cordelia Sealy
Individual nanoparticles in solution can be resolved in 3D by combining developments in electron microscopy, biology, and computation.
21 September 2015Cordelia Sealy
Growing graphene on a liquid layers enables the production of high quality, large single crystals.
18 September 2015Cordelia Sealy
A novel catalyst made from cheap, abundant materials is almost as effective as platinum at splitting water to produce hydrogen.
17 September 2015
Combining super-resolution microscopy and fluorescence spectroscopy produces a new technique for studying pores.
17 September 2015
Growing magnetic layers on a 2D crystal can provide highly local control over the preferred direction of the magnetism.
16 September 2015
A new 'electron camera' shows how individual atoms move to form wrinkles in a single layer of molecules.
16 September 2015
A novel material is able to split water by using gold nanoparticles to produce hot electrons.
14 September 2015
A new way to study nanoparticles one at a time has revealed that seemingly identical particles can have very different properties.
10 September 2015
Theoretical calculations suggest that the properties of atom-thick sheets of boron depend on where those atoms are deposited.
7 September 2015
An innovative method for getting nanoparticles to self-assemble utilizes the medium in which the particles are suspended.
7 September 2015
4 September 2015Zara Preston
Engineers have created a biocompatible scaffold that allows sheets of beating heart cells to snap together just like velcro.
3 September 2015
A novel molecular system can both absorb carbon dioxide and selectively reduce it to carbon monoxide.
3 September 2015