New carbon nanotube material is the blackest black to date
The new coating is 10 times darker than other very black materials.
Sep 13th, 2019
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Scientists learn how to custom design graphene origami
The ancient and delicate art of origami has reached the atomic scale, with researchers now able to precisely fold graphene into custom shapes.
Sep 12th, 2019
Read moreGem-like nanoparticles of precious metals shine as catalysts
Heated particles shift shape and become highly active catalytically.
Sep 12th, 2019
Read moreSemiconducting material more affected by defects than previously thought
Research opens up new possibilities for improving performance of halide perovskite.
Sep 12th, 2019
Read moreSpin devices get a paint job
Simple copper becomes an effective spintronic component thanks to molecular film.
Sep 12th, 2019
Read morePolymer 'music' for molecular 'ears'
Scientists present a new intelligent sensor material based on the 'Chiral Conflict', an effect barely described so far in polymer chemistry.
Sep 12th, 2019
Read moreNew metamaterial morphs into new shapes, taking on new properties
A newly developed type of architected metamaterial has the ability to change shape in a tunable fashion.
Sep 11th, 2019
Read moreLittle heaps of silver, all wrapped up
Determination of the crystal structure of a DNA-stabilized silver nanocluster.
Sep 11th, 2019
Read moreConductivity at the edges of graphene bilayers
For nanoribbons of bilayer graphene, whose edge atoms are arranged in zigzag patterns, the bands of electron energies which are allowed and forbidden are significantly different to those found in monolayer graphene. This causes variations in the ways in which bilayers conduct electricity.
Sep 11th, 2019
Read moreDiscovery challenges accepted rule of organic solar cell design
Scientists have discovered that the electrodes in organic solar cells actually only need about 1% of their surface area to be electrically conductive to be fully effective.
Sep 11th, 2019
Read moreTime-saving simulation of peeling graphene sheets
Researchers have developed a time-saving potential model to simulate the adhesive characteristics during the peeling process of armchair-type graphene sheets from frictionless graphite substrate surfaces.
Sep 11th, 2019
Read moreA chameleon-inspired smart skin changes color in the sun
Scientists have taken a page from the chameleon's playbook to develop a flexible smart skin that changes its color in response to heat and sunlight.
Sep 11th, 2019
Read moreGraphene sets the stage for the next generation of THz astronomy detectors
Researchers have demonstrated a detector made from graphene that could revolutionize the sensors used in next-generation space telescopes.
Sep 11th, 2019
Read moreOptical vacuum cleaner can manipulate nanoparticles
Due to its optical properties, the 'optical vacuum cleaner' can trap nanoparticles from the environment.
Sep 10th, 2019
Read moreSolving the longstanding mystery of how friction leads to static electricity
Tiny deformations in the rubbed materials' surfaces give rise to voltages.
Sep 10th, 2019
Read moreObjects can now change colors like a chameleon
Reprogrammable ink that lets objects change colors using light.
Sep 10th, 2019
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