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A new age of 2.5D materials

2.5-dimensional materials promise new applications for artificial intelligence, electronics, automobiles and the energy sector.

Mar 10th, 2023

Speedy surface analysis for semiconductors

Machine learning algorithms allow analysis and characterization of the atomic arrangement of silicon surface superstructures without the need for human expertise.

Mar 10th, 2023

Knots smaller than human hair make materials unusually tough

In the latest advance in nano- and micro-architected materials, engineers have developed a new material made from numerous interconnected microscale knots.

Mar 10th, 2023

Colloids get creative to pave the way for next generation photonics

Scientists have devised a way of fabricating a complex structure, previously found only in nature, to open up new ways for manipulating and controlling light.

Mar 9th, 2023

Electrocatalysis under the atomic force microscope

The simultaneous recording of height profiles, currents and frictional forces at solid-liquid interfaces allows exciting insights into electrocatalytically active materials.

Mar 9th, 2023

The formation of boron clusters with magic numbers on monolayer borophene

Scientists have revealed the formation of boron clusters with magic numbers on monolayer borophene and observed the evolution process from monolayer borophene with adsorbed boron clusters to bilayer borophene.

Mar 9th, 2023

Novel silver nanowire transparent heating films

A novel transparent heating film made of silver nanowires can be used to fabricate a paper-based silver nanowire film heater. Its film resistance is much lower than that of indium tin oxide.

Mar 9th, 2023

Transporting antibodies across the blood-brain barrier to treat Alzheimer's disease

Sientists find that antibody fragments encapsulated in nanomicelles cross the blood-brain barrier and reduce the levels of toxic amyloid beta species in the brain of an Alzheimer's disease model mouse.

Mar 9th, 2023

Purifying water with just a few atoms

Due to their considerable efficiency, catalysts made of just a few atoms show great promise in the field of water treatment. In a new study, researchers looked into how to optimize the performance of these catalysts and make them viable for practical use.

Mar 9th, 2023

In the world's smallest ball game, scientists throw and catch single atoms using light

Free-flying atoms could enable new type of quantum computer and the study of single-atom collisions.

Mar 9th, 2023

Tuning thermoelectric materials for efficient power generation

Researchers tuned the microstructure of thermoelectric materials by doping the grain boundaries with titanium. This way they were able to achieve optimal low thermal and high electrical conductivity.

Mar 9th, 2023

Researchers achieve shape memory for nano-sized objects

Researchers achieved a shape memory effect for the first time with objects that are only a few nanometers in size. This can be used to manufacture tiny machinery and robotic devices on the nanoscale.

Mar 9th, 2023

World's first energy-saving paint is inspired by butterflies

Instead of pigment-based colored paint, which requires artificially synthesized molecules, a researcher has developed an alternative way to produce colored paint that is more natural, environmentally friendly and light weight.

Mar 9th, 2023

A surprising way to trap a microparticle (w/video)

New insights could advance microfluidics and drug delivery systems.

Mar 9th, 2023

3D battery imaging reveals the secret real-time life of lithium metal cells

Innovative battery researchers have cracked the code to creating real-time 3D images of the promising but temperamental lithium metal battery as it cycles.

Mar 9th, 2023

New kind of transistor could shrink communications devices on smartphones

Integrating a new ferroelectric semiconductor, it paves the way for single amplifiers that can do the work of multiple conventional amplifiers, among other possibilities.

Mar 8th, 2023

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