MOFs can sense and sort troublesome gases
Fluorinated metal-organic frameworks make excellent materials for selective sensing and removal of toxic gases.
Apr 10th, 2019
Read moreFluorinated metal-organic frameworks make excellent materials for selective sensing and removal of toxic gases.
Apr 10th, 2019
Read moreThe enhanced power of the new measuring technique to characterize materials at scales much smaller than any current technologies will accelerate the discovery and investigation of 2D, micro- and nanoscale materials.
Apr 9th, 2019
Read moreDetailed 3D images show how nanoparticles change in reactions that purify contaminated water or power recyclable geochemical batteries.
Apr 9th, 2019
Read moreResearchers have created an electron microscopy technique termed cryoAPEX that accurately tracks membrane proteins in a well-preserved cell. The new method is a hybrid of two commonly used methods in cell biology: high-pressure freezing and chemical fixation.
Apr 9th, 2019
Read moreThe project focuses on chemical reactions catalysed by ligand-stabilized metal nanoclusters.
Apr 9th, 2019
Read moreResearchers report that graphene may take the oxygen out of lithium battery fires.
Apr 9th, 2019
Read moreEngineers have developed a spectrometer so small and simple that it could integrate with the camera of a typical cellphone without sacrificing accuracy.
Apr 9th, 2019
Read moreGraphene, a new material with applications in biomedical technology, electronics, composites, energy and sensors, may soon help send rockets to space.
Apr 9th, 2019
Read moreNovel membrane material removes more impurities, without the need for toxic solvents.
Apr 9th, 2019
Read moreWith a little physics ingenuity, scientists have designed a way to redistribute electricity on a small scale, potentially opening new avenues of research into more energy-efficient computing.
Apr 9th, 2019
Read moreChemical engineers have synthesized a biologically-derived metal-organic framework on which the hydrogen bonding that forms the DNA double helix can be mimicked and studied like never before.
Apr 8th, 2019
Read moreAn international team has observed the bending and stretching of a triatomic molecule with combined attosecond and picometre resolution.
Apr 8th, 2019
Read moreEngineers create novel optical devices, including a moth eye-inspired omnidirectional microwave antenna.
Apr 8th, 2019
Read moreScientists have developed a model for predicting the shape of metal nanocrystals or 'islands' sandwiched between or below two-dimensional (2D) materials such as graphene. The advance moves 2D quantum materials a step closer to applications in electronics.
Apr 5th, 2019
Read moreTo protect against toxic industrial chemicals and chemical warfare agents, researchers are creating textile coatings using water-stable metal-organic frameworks.
Apr 5th, 2019
Read moreScientists reveal the origin of apparently high and even negative capacitance values observed in perovskite solar cells.
Apr 5th, 2019
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