When bonding noble metals to 2D materials, interfaces matter
Researchers have developed new materials for improved single-atom catalysis and future electronics.
Feb 25th, 2020
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Production of high yield Si-C for anodes in Li batteries
Novel composite combining the high energy storage capacity of silicon and the elastic property of carbon.
Feb 25th, 2020
Read moreSafe method of adding metal particles to organic nanomaterials paves way for better batteries
Novel liquid-based method for safe synthesis of carbon-based materials containing ultrafine metallic atoms.
Feb 25th, 2020
Read moreBreaking the temperature barrier in small-scale materials testing
Researchers have demonstrated a new method for testing microscopic aeronautical materials at ultra-high temperatures. By combining electron microscopy and laser heating, scientists can evaluate these materials much more quickly and inexpensively than with traditional testing.
Feb 25th, 2020
Read moreSynthesizing a superatom
Scientists have demonstrated how superatoms of a desired valency, stability, and volume can be synthesized in a solution medium by altering the number of atoms in a cluster structure. This is an important step in realizing the practical application of superatom clusters as substitutes for elements in chemical reactions.
Feb 25th, 2020
Read moreShining a new light on biomimetic materials
Researchers have merged optical, chemical and materials sciences to utilize light to control the local dynamic behavior within a hydrogel, much like the ability of the iris and pupil in the eye to dynamically respond to incoming light.
Feb 24th, 2020
Read moreDefects add color to quantum systems
Researchers are investigating light-emitting defects in materials that may someday form the basis of quantum-based technologies, such as quantum computers, quantum networks or engines that run on light. Once understood, these defects can become controllable features.
Feb 24th, 2020
Read moreA simple retrofit transforms electron microscopes into high-speed atom-scale cameras
Patented 'beam chopper' provides cost-effective way to investigate super-fast processes important for tomorrow's technology.
Feb 24th, 2020
Read moreGoing super small to get super strong metals
A new study has resulted in a new understanding of how individual atoms of metal grains interact with each other, as well as a way to use those physics to achieve super-strong metals.
Feb 24th, 2020
Read moreDeveloping lensless imaging at the nanoscale
Researchers are planning to develop imaging that can look at biological systems at a much higher resolution and definition.
Feb 24th, 2020
Read moreAn exceptionally stable single-atom catalyst
Scientists have shown that single platinum atoms trapped in C12A7 crystals act as a stable and effective catalyst for the hydrogenation of nitroarenes, an essential process in the production of many kinds of fine chemicals.
Feb 24th, 2020
Read moreDirecting nanoparticles straight to tumors
A team of researchers has produced tiny nanoparticles that are designed to specifically target cancer cells. They can navigate directly to the tumor cells and visualize those using advanced imaging techniques.
Feb 24th, 2020
Read moreShort film of a magnetic nano-vortex
For the first time, researchers have recorded a '3D film' of magnetic processes on the nanometer scale. This reveals a variety of dynamics inside the material, including the motion of swirling boundaries between different magnetic domains.
Feb 24th, 2020
Read moreWatching magnetic nano 'tornadoes' in 3-D
Scientists have developed a three-dimensional imaging technique to observe complex behaviours in magnets, including fast-moving waves and 'tornadoes' thousands of times thinner than a human hair.
Feb 24th, 2020
Read moreNovel gold nanocatalyst with high activity and excellent stability
Researchers prepared a SiO2 modified gold nanocatalyst through co-deposition of gold and silica precursors on the TiO2 support and subsequent high temperature calcination.
Feb 24th, 2020
Read moreDNA nanostructures suit up for future missions
A broadly applicable and simple chemical protection strategy removes a major roadblock in the development of therapeutic and diagnostic DNA nanostructures.
Feb 24th, 2020
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