New supramolecular materials can be used in energy production and medical devices. Scientists aim to identify the best supramolecular materials for use with the help of machine learning.
Mar 17th, 2022
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A new research project could make it easier to fabricate and control synthetic DNA-based nanostructures - potential applications include better medical diagnosis, plasmonic displays, and more.
Mar 17th, 2022
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To achieve simultaneous atmospheric passivation, and selective gas sensing in graphene, researchers developed a nano-porous activated-carbon functionalized graphene channel.
Mar 17th, 2022
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Researchers have developed a new method to display highly realistic holographic images using 'holobricks' that can be stacked together to generate large-scale holograms.
Mar 17th, 2022
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Scientists have constructed a database of electronic structure parameters correlated with materials' thermoelectric conversion properties and by a comprehensive analysis of the database.
Mar 17th, 2022
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Entropy is the measure of the disorder in a system that occurs over a period of time with no energy put into restoring the order. Zentropy integrates entropy at multiscale levels.
Mar 17th, 2022
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A new study stacks two different types of 2D materials together to create a hybrid material providing enhanced properties.
Mar 17th, 2022
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Inspired by the human ear, a new acoustic fabric converts audible sounds into electrical signals.
Mar 16th, 2022
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Inspired by how dandelions use the wind to distribute their seeds, a research team has developed a tiny sensor-carrying device that can be blown by the wind as it tumbles toward the ground.
Mar 16th, 2022
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Researchers have developed an algorithm that uses the most quantum bits to date to calculate ground state energy, the lowest-energy state in a quantum mechanical system. The discovery could make it easier to design new materials.
Mar 16th, 2022
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Researchers have proposed and demonstrated a new resist patterning stratgy 'resist nano-kirigami': The outline of the target structure is exposed on the resist, and the excess resist film is selectively mechanically stripped.
Mar 16th, 2022
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This work demonstrates an efficient approach to regulating the porous structure and surface properties in the design of advanced iodine electrodes for high-performance zinc-iodine batteries.
Mar 16th, 2022
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Chemists have developed a nanoscale structure that combines copper, gold and silver to work as a superior catalyst in a chemical reaction whose improved performance will be essential if carbon capture and utilization efforts are to succeed in helping to mitigate global warming.
Mar 16th, 2022
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Researchers have developed and demonstrated a 'self-driving lab' that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and fluidic systems to advance our understanding of metal halide perovskite nanocrystals. This self-driving lab can also be used to investigate a broad array of other semiconductor and metallic nanomaterials.
Mar 16th, 2022
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New diode can shunt excess electricity in a few billionths of a second.
Mar 15th, 2022
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Graphene's high carrier mobility has only been observed using techniques that require complex and expensive fabrication methods. Now, researchers report on a surprisingly high charge-carrier mobility of graphene using much cheaper and simpler methods.
Mar 15th, 2022
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