Surface science news, June 2016

Scientists have enhanced the light-harvesting abilities of solar cells by giving them a surface that replicates the structure of rose petals.

A lightweight sunshield has been developed to protect the mirrors and instruments aboard the James Webb Space Telescope from solar radiation.

First field-effect transistor made from solution processed colloidal nanoparticles.

New copper nanoparticle/graphene catalyst can transform carbon dioxide into useful hydrocarbons with high temperatures and pressures.

Two-dimensional sheets of boron one atom thick have unique electronic properties.

Researchers have discovered previously unknown features of titanium dioxide that could reveal why it is such an effective photocatalyst.

By using novel branched ligands, scientists have produced perovskite nanocrystals with greatly improved stability and uniform particle size.

Scientists have developed a novel tri-layer metasurface solar absorber comprising a layer of amorphous carbon sandwiched between thin gold films.

Read about the event at IMDEA Materials Institute, Madrid, Spain, which will honor Professor Subra Suresh.

Nanoparticles deliver anticancer drugs to tumors in the body more effectively than current medicines.

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A new material comprising alternating layers of molybdenum boride and aluminum can form its own corrosion-resistant coating.

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