Graphene is always raising high expectations, as a strong, ultrathin, two-dimensional material that could also be the basis for new components in information technology. There is huge need for characterization of graphene devices. This can be don...
Feb 13, 2020
Using a technique called molecular layer etching can help manufacturers and researchers develop new ways of making nanostructures.
Feb 13, 2020
Scientists explain how to increase the sensitivity of biosensors to the point where they can be integrated into smartphones, smart watches, and other wearable devices. The proposed solution can be not only easily fabricated but also integrated wit...
Feb 13, 2020
The capillary shrinkage of graphene oxide hydrogels was investigated to illustrate the relationship between the surface tension of the evaporating solvent and the associated capillary force, which was released by Quan-Hong Yang et al. in Science C...
Feb 13, 2020
The research group from the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, led by Prof. Jian-Hui Hou, reported that organic photovoltaic cells achieved an efficiency of 17% via fine-modification of the flexible side chains of non-fullerene a...
Feb 13, 2020
You don't need a big laser to make laser-induced graphene (LIG). Scientists at Rice University, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT Knoxville) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are using a very small visible beam to burn the foa...
Feb 12, 2020
Scientists record the formation of foamy laser-induced graphene made with a small laser mounted to a scanning electron microscope. The reduced size of the conductive material may make it more useful for flexible electronics.
Feb 12, 2020
You don't need a big laser to make laser-induced graphene. Scientists are using a very small visible beam to burn the foamy form of carbon into microscopic patterns.
Feb 12, 2020
Researchers have developed nanoscale thermal switches that are key to thermal management of nanoscale devices, refrigeration, data storage, thermal computing and heat management of buildings.
Feb 12, 2020
Nanoparticles easily enter into cells. New insights about how they are distributed and what they do there are shown for the first time by high-resolution 3D microscopy images from BESSY II. For example, certain nanoparticles accumulate preferentia...
Feb 12, 2020
