Researchers demonstrate a facile, icephobic, highly transparent, and self-healable solid slippery surface to overcome the mentioned drawbacks using a combination of the biomimetic nanopillar structure (moth-eye structure) and the biomimetic solid lubricant (paraffin wax).
Aug 3rd, 2020
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How can you perforate an atomic layer of material and leave the one underneath intact? Scientists have developed a technique for processing surfaces on an atomic scale.
Aug 3rd, 2020
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Researchers describe how the ability of twisted bilayer graphene to conduct electrical current changes in response to mid-infrared light.
Jul 31st, 2020
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A new study sheds light on how different synthesis conditions can produce manganese dioxide with distinct porous structures, hinting at a strategy for the development of highly tuned MnO2 nanomaterials that could serve as catalysts in the fabrication of bioplastics.
Jul 31st, 2020
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Connecting carbon by catalysis to create octagonal structures.
Jul 31st, 2020
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In this work, researchers dealt with both these problems at one stroke, by developing nano solid acids that transform carbon dioxide directly to fuel (dimethyl ether) and plastic waste to chemicals (hydrocarbons).
Jul 31st, 2020
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These findings suggest further studies could reveal compounds with interesting electronic properties.
Jul 31st, 2020
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Scientists selected a MOF composed of reactive NiOx cluster nodes and light-harvesting metalloporphyrin ligands connected via pyrazolyl groups as a sole photocatalyst and achieved efficient and durable gas-phase overall CO2 photoreduction with H2O vapor.
Jul 31st, 2020
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To improve the performance and efficiency of the supported bimetallic nanoparticles, researchers recently proposed a nanoreactor strategy for their scalable synthesis.
Jul 31st, 2020
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Core-shell clusters pave the way for new efficient nanomaterials that make catalysts, magnetic and laser sensors or measuring devices for detecting electromagnetic radiation more efficient.
Jul 30th, 2020
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Two-photon lithography (TPL) has shown promise in research applications but has yet to achieve widespread industry acceptance due to limitations on large-scale part production and time-intensive setup. Scientists turned to machine learning to address two key barriers to industrialization of TPL.
Jul 30th, 2020
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Mimicking the structure of the kidney, a team of scientists has created a three-dimensional nanometer (nm)-thin membrane that breaks the permeance-selectivity trade-off of artificial membranes.
Jul 30th, 2020
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Scientists have demonstrated an interlayer-space confined chemical design method for the synthesis of single-atom doped tantalum disulfide (TaS2) molecular superlattice, where ferromagnetism was successfully introduced in the superconducting TaS2 layers.
Jul 30th, 2020
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Curlicued research tool propels fast-moving fluids for study by neutrons.
Jul 30th, 2020
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Scientists have now succeeded for the first time in observing the charging and discharging process directly on crystalline silicon electrodes in detail.
Jul 30th, 2020
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Researchers developed a way to extend and stabilize the lifetime of the electron's spin to more effectively carry information.
Jul 30th, 2020
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