Molecular self-assembly expert Chun-Long Chen describes the challenges and opportunities ahead in bio-inspired materials design.
Nov 11, 2021
Quick bursts of laser light, lasting less than a trillionth of a second, are used in a range of applications today. These ultrashort laser pulses have allowed scientists to observe chemical reactions in real-time, image delicate biological samples...
Nov 11, 2021
A team of researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology has developed a high-performance Scanning Ion Conductance Microscope (SICM) using the latest advances in nanopositioning, nanopore fabrication, microelectronics and controls engine...
Nov 11, 2021
Nanotechnology is changing the world: manipulating matter on a near-atomic scale to produce nanomaterials, nanostructures and nanomachinery that have a widespread application in everything from biomedicine to quantum computing.
Nov 11, 2021
Topological superconductors are a class of superconducting materials characterized by sub-gap zero energy localized modes, known as Majorana boundary states (MBSs). These materials are promising for the development of quantum computing technology.
Nov 11, 2021
Lieven Vandersypen, Professor in Quantum Nanoscience and scientific director of Qu-Tech, has been awarded a Spinoza Prize for his pioneering work on quantum computation, which holds great promise for global problems in health, climate and energy. ...
Nov 11, 2021
Canada-based NEO Battery Materials, focused on battery metals and materials, recently stated its plan to use graphene in its batteries.
Nov 11, 2021
Researchers from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed an ultra-stable amorphous Ta2O5/C nanocomposite with a hollow multishelled structure (HoMS) for solar evaporation, which can improve the ...
Nov 11, 2021
Nanoporous materials might someday solve some of society's biggest challenges, from absorbing carbon dioxide or methane from air to storing hydrogen gas for fuel to sensing toxic compounds in the air.
Nov 11, 2021
Conventional microscopes produce enlarged images of small structures or objects with the help of light. Nanoparticles, however, are so small that they hardly absorb or scatter light and, hence, remain invisible. Optical resonators increase the int...
Nov 11, 2021
