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Breaking (and restoring) graphene's symmetry in a twistable electronics device

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers invent a new way to tune the properties of 2D materials by adjusting the twist angle between them; technology enables the development of nanoelectromechanical sensors with applications in astronomy, medicine, search and rescue, and mor...

Nov 21, 2019

Big plans to save the planet depend on nanomaterials improving energy storage

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new report lays out how research in the field of nanomaterials for energy storage over the last two decades has enabled the big step that will be necessary to make use of sustainable energy sources.

Nov 21, 2019

Breaking (and restoring) graphene's symmetry in a twistable electronics device

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A recent study demonstrates a new way to tune the properties of 2D materials simply by adjusting the twist angle between them. The researchers built devices consisting of monolayer graphene encapsulated between two crystals of boron nitride and, b...

Nov 21, 2019

Big plans to save the planet depend on nanoscopic materials improving energy storage: Drexel researchers lead international report on future of nanomaterials for energy storage

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Scientists present a comprehensive analysis of two decades of energy storage research involving nanomaterials. The authors lay out a roadmap for how this technology can enable the world's urgent shift toward better energy storage devices and ...

Nov 21, 2019

European Commission updates EU cosmetics nano inventory

Chemical Watch   -   Scientific News Websites

Version 2 still falls short, NGO says

Nov 21, 2019

Graphene-based nanoplatforms for chemotherapy

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In a review paper, scientists systematically discuss the recent progresses, current challenges and future perspectives of smart graphene-based nanoplatforms for synergistic tumor therapy and bio-imaging.

Nov 21, 2019

What if nanotech could save lives?

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Xfold Imaging’s innovative solutions enable the study of cellular structures and bio-molecules at a nano-scale resolution which has,

Nov 21, 2019

Graphene: The more you bend it, the softer it gets

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

New research by engineers at the University of Illinois combines atomic-scale experimentation with computer modeling to determine how much energy it takes to bend multilayer graphene - a question that has eluded scientists since graphene was firs...

Nov 21, 2019

Clean carbon nanotubes with superb properties

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists at Aalto University, Finland, and Nagoya University, Japan, have found a new way to make ultra-clean carbon nanotube transistors with superior semiconducting properties. Single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) have found many uses in elec...

Nov 21, 2019

Researchers find a glitch in methods used to synthesize graphene and other 2D materials

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have stumbled upon an unexpected phenomenon that would have significant implications on the existing protocols followed to synthesize graphene and other two dimensional (2D) nanomaterials.

Nov 21, 2019

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