Researchers are playing with shape-engineered nanoscale building blocks that are up to 100-times larger than atoms and ions. And although these nano 'Lego bricks' interact with each other with forces vastly different and much weaker than those holding atoms and ions together, they form crystals all by themselves, the structures of which resemble the ones of natural minerals.
May 27th, 2021
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A new class of membranes promises highly interesting applications in material separation, whether in biotechnology or water purification. The theoretical understanding of these polymer membranes is, however, still incomplete. Researchers now present a study that identifies these gaps in knowledge and shows promising approaches toward solving them.
May 26th, 2021
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Scientists believe that tin-based gas sensors could help track and control harmful nitrogen gases that pollute our planet.
May 26th, 2021
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Researchers came across a surprising form of 'quantum criticality'. This could lead to a design concept for new materials.
May 26th, 2021
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New studies helped scientists understand how a nanoscale magnetic lattice (an artifical spin ice) acts as a toggle switch for x-ray beams with spiral character. The findings represent an important step toward the development of a versatile new tool for probing or controlling exotic phenomena in electronic and magnetic systems.
May 26th, 2021
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A new review article on light-emitting MXene quantum dots.
May 25th, 2021
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Researchers have demonstrated how an experimental technique called optical forging can make graphene ultrastiff, increase its stiffness by several orders of magnitude.
May 25th, 2021
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Tiny nano-sized robots and vehicles that can navigate through blood vessels to reach the site of a disease could be used to deliver drugs to tumours that are otherwise difficult to treat.
May 25th, 2021
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For the first time, physicists have now developed a toolbox to create materials that feature multiple such properties simultaneously.
May 25th, 2021
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As devices continue to be built on an increasingly small scale, scientists are looking toward developing ways to engineer materials at the atomic level. In a breakthrough that will contribute to this, researchers have developed a way to use a 'dry transfer technique' - a technique that uses no solvent - to position optical quality carbon nanotubes in a precise way.
May 25th, 2021
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Researchers have demonstrated the capability of the new X-ray method on a smart drug delivery nanoparticle and a polysoap nanostructure intended to capture crude oil spilled in the ocean.
May 25th, 2021
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WS2 nanomesh doubles the frequency and halves the wavelength of laser light - changing its colour as it does so - with great efficiency. This means it could be useful in components for quantum communications using light, where attempts to 'eavesdrop' on messages can always be detected.
May 24th, 2021
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Researchers have succeeded in designing a highly efficient thermoelectric device by optimizing the properties of both the interior and surface of the magnetic material that makes up the spin Seebeck effect thermoelectric device.
May 24th, 2021
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Scientists have successfully observed the bottom-up synthesis of fullerene C60, which is an allotrope of carbon that resembles a soccer ball, and produced a video image detailing the process using single-molecule atomic resolution real-time electron microscopy (SMART-EM).
May 24th, 2021
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Researchers have developed a general surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) method for actively capturing target molecules in small gaps based on nano-capillary pumping model.
May 24th, 2021
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Researchers designed quantum metamaterials that can achieve superconductivity at temperatures competitive with state-of-the-art solid-state materials synthesis.
May 21st, 2021
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