We demonstrate the realization of a pristine diamane through diamondization of mechanically exfoliated few-layer graphene via compression. Compared to gapless graphene, semiconducting h-diamane offers exciting possibilities for carbon-based electr...
Aug 18, 2020
A wearable sensor printed on microbial nanocellulose, a natural polymer, has been created in Brazil by researchers at the University of São Paulo in São Carlos in collaboration with colleagues at São Paulo State University in Araraquara, the Unive...
Aug 17, 2020
Although cavities are caused by bacteria, simply killing all of the bacteria in the mouth isn't a good idea, as some of them aid in digestion or have other beneficial effects. A nanoparticle coating, however, could someday prevent cavities wi...
Aug 17, 2020
Researchers report advances in their quest to make the best carbon nanotube fibers for industry.
Aug 17, 2020
Carbon nanotube fibers made at Rice University are now stronger than Kevlar and are inching up on the conductivity of copper.
Aug 17, 2020
Photo-active nanocomplexes are successfully developed. The nanocomplexes allow spatiotemporal controlling genetically-engineered cells that are overexpressing temperature-sensitive membrane proteins. The technology demonstrates effective cancer el...
Aug 17, 2020
Insight into charge generation induced by light could enable the design of better photocatalysts made from nanomaterials.
Aug 17, 2020
Metallic alloys at the nanometer scale (nanoalloys) have great potential in electrocatalysis. The interaction among different components in nanoalloys may modify the electronic configurations of active metals and generate synergistic effects, boos...
Aug 17, 2020
The discovery may lead to applications in quantum information processing because time crystals automatically remain intact - coherent - in varying conditions. Protecting coherence is the main difficulty hindering the development of powerful quantu...
Aug 17, 2020
A novel synthetic approach broke through the limitation of wet-chemistry methods for synthesizing immiscible and high entropy nanoalloys. The composition and size of the obtained nanoalloys were also controllable by varying the experimental condit...
Aug 17, 2020
