Water is a familiar substance that is present virtually everywhere. The properties of the first few layers of water molecules in contact with the surface of materials (called 'surface water') are especially important in materials science...
Feb 5, 2020
Manufacture of chemical sensors and catalysts based on gold nanoclusters gained new light from recent cutting-edge research. Chemists at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland and the University of California succeeded in determining the atomic prec...
Feb 5, 2020
Ligand-protected metal clusters in assembled structures show peculiar properties, which are different from those of corresponding bulk metals. These properties have promising applications in a wide variety of fields, especially nanotechnology and ...
Feb 5, 2020
Titanium oxide found in coal smog and ash can cause lung damage in mice after a single exposure, with long-term damage occurring in just six weeks.
Feb 5, 2020
For decades, carbon nanotubes held great promise of developments in the field of electronics and more. But one drawback to realizing these innovations has been the difficulty of incorporating additional materials into nanotubes. For the first time...
Feb 5, 2020
The first hours of a lithium-ion battery's life largely determine just how well it will perform. In those moments, a set of molecules self-assembles into a structure inside the battery that will affect the battery for years to come. Now scien...
Feb 5, 2020
A team of Australian scientists has discovered diamond can be bent and deformed, at the nanoscale at least. The discovery opens up a range of possibilities for the design and engineering of new nanoscale devices in sensing, defence and energy stor...
Feb 5, 2020
That’s never been a focus of the Harvard University nanoscientist’s work
Feb 4, 2020
Researchers use powerful femto-second laser pulses to etch metal surfaces with nanoscale structures that selectively absorb light only at the solar wavelengths, but not elsewhere.
Feb 4, 2020
Spintronic devices, which use electron spin to process data, are emerging at the forefront of semiconductor applications. Staying
Feb 4, 2020
