By bringing the sources of molybdenum and sulphur near the surface of gallium liquid metal, researchers were able to realize chemical reactions that form the molybdenum sulphur bonds to establish very large-scale two-dimensiona MoS2.
Oct 7th, 2020
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Researchers have discovered a revolutionary and cheap way to make filters that can turn water contaminated with heavy metals into safe drinking water in a matter of minutes.
Oct 7th, 2020
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Researchers report that carefully constructed stacks of graphene can exhibit highly correlated electron properties. The team also found evidence that this type of collective behavior likely relates to the emergence of exotic magnetic states.
Oct 6th, 2020
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Novel method presents possibilities for rapidly making and testing vaccine formulations.
Oct 6th, 2020
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Researchers have developed a method to 'squeeze' visible light in order to see inside tiny memory devices. The technique will allow researchers to probe how these devices break down and how their performance can be improved for a range of applications.
Oct 6th, 2020
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In search of a better way to desalinate water, researchers turned to swimsuit material for inspiration.
Oct 6th, 2020
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Chemical engineers have developed a new way to manufacture zeolitic membranes, state-of-the-art materials used for gas separation in harsh conditions.
Oct 6th, 2020
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Researchers have improved a method for probing semiconducting crystals with light to detect defects and impurities. The details of their 'omnidirectional photoluminescence (ODPL) spectroscopy' set-up could help improve the fabrication of materials for electric cars and solar cells.
Oct 6th, 2020
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Scientists have demonstrated how tiny magnetization patterns known as skyrmions can be written into a ferromagnetic material faster than previously thought possible.
Oct 5th, 2020
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Physicists have discovered a much faster approach to create a pattern of spins in a magnet. This 'shortcut' opens a new chapter in topology research. Interestingly, this discovery also offers an additional method to achieve more efficient magnetic data storage.
Oct 5th, 2020
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Using these new particles, researchers could develop treatments for heart disease and other conditions.
Oct 5th, 2020
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Spinach, when converted from its leafy, edible form into carbon nanosheets, acts as a catalyst for an oxygen reduction reaction in fuel cells and metal-air batteries.
Oct 5th, 2020
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A study of a solar-energy material with a bright future revealed a way to slow phonons, the waves that transport heat. The discovery could improve novel hot-carrier solar cells, which convert sunlight to electricity more efficiently than conventional solar cells by harnessing photogenerated charge carriers before they lose energy to heat.
Oct 5th, 2020
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Interface engineered 2D titanium carbide MXene film serves as efficient flexible electrodes for light-emitting diodes.
Oct 5th, 2020
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Researchers have developed a method for concentrating and releasing drugs in the brain with pinpoint accuracy. This could make it possible in the future to deliver psychiatric and cancer drugs and other medications only to those regions of the brain where this is medically desirable.
Oct 5th, 2020
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Researchers have developed a biocompatible microswimmer made of carbon nitride, which they can propel forward through light. The particle can also store solar energy similar to miniature solar cells equipped with batteries, and can thus also swim in the dark using the stored energy.
Oct 5th, 2020
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