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Sum-frequency microscope can image an invisible 2D material

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Researchers from the Physical Chemistry and Theory departments at the Fritz Haber Institute have found a new way to image layers of boron nitride that are only a single atom thick. This material is usually nearly invisible in optical microscopes b...

Dec 8, 2025

Scientists identify the recipe for stabilizing atomically thin metals

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers stabilize atomically thin metallenes, turning flimsy metals into robust platforms for nanoscale devices, energy technologies and biomedicine.

Dec 8, 2025

Patterned graphene-based carbon sheet is a tunable semiconductor and traps carbon monoxide

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new atomically precise carbon sheet combines nanoporous graphene and biphenylene stripes, offering controlled semiconducting behavior, tunable mechanics, and selective gas interaction for future electronic and sensing applications.

Dec 8, 2025

New microscope can image an invisible 2D material

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have found a new way to image layers of boron nitride that are only a single atom thick. This material is usually nearly invisible in optical microscopes because it has no optical resonances. To resolve this issue, the team uses nonlin...

Dec 8, 2025

Expanding the search for quantum-ready 2D materials

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Scientists have created a high-throughput computational strategy, creating a new, data-driven approach to finding ideal 2D materials and substrates.

Dec 8, 2025

Magnetically doped quantum dots promise brighter lights and smarter future tech

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

With the successful introduction of manganese into perovskite nanoparticles, researchers have 'doped the undopable'.

Dec 8, 2025

From fullerenes to 2D structures: A unified design principle for boron nanostructures

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New model explains stability and electronic behavior of boron nanostructures from hollow clusters to ultrathin 2D layers, linking them to atomic coordination.

Dec 8, 2025

Researchers harness plant-virus proteins to create nanomaterials

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers develop a cheaper, safer material for use in solar panels, sensors and optical devices.

Dec 8, 2025

Single-molecule water dynamics on h‑BN and graphene interfaces

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Researchers from Graz University of Technology and the University of Surrey have examined how subtle atomic-level differences between graphene and hexagonal boron nitride (h‑BN) affect the behavior of water on their surfaces. Understanding such wa...

Dec 7, 2025

Nanoengineered hard-carbon anodes enable ultrafast sodium storage

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Nanoengineered hard-carbon with nanoporous channels and an ultrathin SEI boosts fast, reversible all-slope sodium storage in hard-carbon anodes.

Dec 6, 2025

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