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A data-driven strategy to explore the magnetism in 2D materials

Researchers propose a data-driven strategy to explore the magnetism in 2D materials: contrary to the commonly employed direct approach, they aim to explore the material-to-attribute connection to provide the simplest correlation between magnetic ordering and features, for example, composition, crystal symmetry, and atomic properties.

February 21, 2022 Read more

Thin-film microfluidics device finds novel way to make oil and water attract

Imagine making some liquids mix that do not mix, then unmixing them. Using highly advanced rapid fluidic flow techniques, a research team has capped off 10 years of research to find a way to use clean chemistry to unlock the mystery of 'mixing immiscibles'.

February 21, 2022 Read more

Pine needles inspire MOF-based solar steam generation

Inspired by drying clothes outside under solar irradiation, researchers have demonstrated a novel biface evaporator using an ultrablack copper-based metal−organic framework (MOF) foam with pine needle-like hierarchical structures as the photothermal material.

February 20, 2022 Read more

Nanosurf announces WaveMode

WaveMode is the fastest force curve-based imaging mode with application to all samples and all environments and is available exclusively on the DriveAFM.

February 20, 2022 Read more

World's smallest battery can power dust-sized computer

Researchers discuss how battery-powered smart dust applications can be realized in the sub-millimeter-scale and present the world's smallest battery by far as an application-oriented prototype.

February 19, 2022 Read more

Thermoreversible nanocrystal gel for applications in energy, defense and telecommunications

This new material is easily tunable, that is, it can be switched between two different states by changing the temperature. This means the material can work as an optical filter, absorbing different frequencies of light depending on whether it's in a gelled state or not.

February 19, 2022 Read more

Easy aluminum nanoparticles for rapid, efficient hydrogen generation from water

Chemists developed a simple method to make aluminum nanoparticles that split water and generate hydrogen gas rapidly under ambient conditions.

February 18, 2022 Read more

Van der Waals attractions replace additives in new class of printable 2D inks

Researchers report a new class of additive-free inks that exploit the unique ability of 2D nanosheets to form percolating networks, accommodating a given solvent.

February 18, 2022 Read more

A new way to ink: Next step in wearable tech?

Researchers say specialized printing, fabrication could carve out niche in e-clothing for athletics, healthcare.

February 17, 2022 Read more

Vortex microscope captures details, 3D motion of molecules in liquid

Researchers have developed an imaging method that provides an unprecedented look at a molecule as it spins and rolls through liquid, providing the most comprehensive picture yet of molecular dynamics collected using optical microscopes.

February 17, 2022 Read more

Combining AI and atomic-scale images in pursuit of better batteries

Using artificial intelligence to analyse vast amounts of data in atomic-scale images, researchers answered long-standing questions about an emerging type of rechargeable battery posing competition to lithium-ion chemistry.

February 17, 2022 Read more

Researchers combine piezoelectric thin-film and metasurfaces to create lens with tunable focus

Compact, inexpensive tunable lenses could be useful for portable medical diagnostics, miniature cameras and more.

February 17, 2022 Read more

Monte Carlo simulations bring new focus to electron microscopy

New findings enable first direct, real-time images of radiation-sensitive soft nanomaterials in organic solvents.

February 17, 2022 Read more

Nanoantennas for light controlled electrically

Researchers have developed optical nanoantennas that can be turned on/off and gradually tuned by applying electrical potentials. The study opens for applications including dynamic flat metaoptics and tuneable smart materials.

February 17, 2022 Read more

Nano-sized plastics may enter and permeate cell membranes

Researchers have used molecular modelling methods to investigate the movement of nano-sized plastics in membrane structures. The results indicate that for some microplastics, passive transport through the cell membrane may be a significant gateway into the cell.

February 17, 2022 Read more

Frozen light in graphene

Scientists have discovered an abnormally strong absorption of light in magnetised graphene. The effect appears upon the conversion of normal electromagnetic waves into ultra-slow surface waves running along graphene.

February 17, 2022 Read more