Graphene is a diamagnetic material, this is, unable of becoming magnetic. However, a triangular piece of graphene is predicted to be magnetic. This apparent contradiction is a consequence of “magic” shapes in the structure of graphene flakes, whic...
May 17, 2020
ESA-backed researchers demonstrate the laser-propulsion of graphene sails in microgravity. In an article recently published in Acta Astronautica, they report a scalable design that minimizes the overall sail mass and hence increases their thrust u...
May 17, 2020
Rice University engineers adapt 2D ‘sandwich’ for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. A sandwich of molybdenum, sulfur, and selenium turns out to be deliciously useful for detecting... The post 2D Nano Sandwich Is Deliciously Useful for Detectin...
May 16, 2020
Scientists have pioneered a new technique to expose hidden biochemical pathways involving single molecules at the nanoscale.
May 16, 2020
Scientists have pioneered a new technique to expose hidden biochemical pathways involving single molecules at the nanoscale.
May 16, 2020
Wavelike, collective oscillations of electrons known as "plasmons" are very important for determining the optical and electronic properties of metals.
May 16, 2020
Army researchers predict quantum computer circuits that will no longer need extremely cold temperatures to function could become a reality after about a decade. For... The post Army Researchers Advance Toward Quantum Computing at Room Temperature ...
May 16, 2020
Graphene has already proven itself to be a weird and wonderful material in many different ways, but its properties get even more unusual and exotic when it's twisted – and two new studies have given scientists a much closer look at this intri...
May 16, 2020
Curiouser and curiouser.
May 16, 2020
Study co-led by Berkeley Lab reveals how wavelike plasmons could power up a new class of sensing and photochemical technologies at the nanoscale. Wavelike, collective... The post Making Quantum ‘Waves’ in Ultrathin Materials – Plasmons Could Power...
May 16, 2020
