Researchers show that a nanoporous MoS2 membrane allows a higher water flux compared with other 2D materials such as graphene, boron nitride and phosphorene. The team dug deeply into the physical reasons behind why MoS2 performed better than other...
Jul 3, 2020
Plastic pollution is a critical environmental issue facing the world today, yet the impact of all the microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) that have seeped into the food and beverage supply on human health is an "undervalued avenue of r...
Jul 2, 2020
We chat about Eureka moments and how quantum mechanics is portrayed on screen The post The emotions of discovery, the quantum TV thriller <i>Devs</i>, nanosponges take on COVID-19 appeared first on Physics World.
Jul 2, 2020
Physicists see surprisingly strong light, high heat from nanogaps between plasmonic electrodes. Seeing light emerge from a nanoscale experiment didn’t come as a big... The post Rice Physics Lab’s Bright Idea Is Pure Gold appeared first on SciTe...
Jul 2, 2020
Magnetism offers new ways to create more powerful and energy-efficient computers, but the realization of magnetic computing on the nanoscale is a challenging task. A critical advancement in the field of ultralow power computation using magnetic wa...
Jul 2, 2020
Plastic pollution is a critical environmental issue facing the world today, yet the impact of all the microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) that have seeped into the food and beverage supply on human health is an "undervalued avenue of r...
Jul 2, 2020
A new study finds that a material made of carbon nanotubes has a combination of thermal, electrical and physical properties that make it an appealing candidate for next-generation smart fabrics.
Jul 2, 2020
Researchers have succeeded in applying aerogels to microelectronics: Aerogels based on cellulose nanofibers can effectively shield electromagnetic radiation over a wide frequency range - and they are unrivaled in terms of weight.
Jul 2, 2020
Researchers demonstrated novel ways to design and build materials for controlling light. The new materials have two layers of metasurfaces.
Jul 2, 2020
A film made of tiny carbon nanotubes (CNT) may be a key material in developing clothing that can heat or cool the wearer on demand. A new North Carolina State University study finds that the CNT film has a combination of thermal, electrical and ph...
Jul 2, 2020
