Condensation-based method developed at MIT could create stable nanoscale emulsions.
Jun 21, 2019
The history and progress of ice lithography (IL), and its applications in 3D nanofabrication are reviewed. The evolution of IL instruments is discussed and major instrumentation advances are highlighted. Finally, the perspectives of nanoscale 3D p...
Jun 21, 2019
A nanomaterial made from phosphorus, known as phosphorene, is shaping up as a key ingredient for more sustainable and efficient next-generation perovskite solar cells. PSCs which are one of the fastest developing new solar technologies and can ach...
Jun 21, 2019
MIT chemical engineers have devised a new way to create nanoemulsions, very tiny droplets of one liquid suspended within another. They also developed a way to easily convert nanoemulsions to a gel when they reach body temperature, which could be u...
Jun 21, 2019
Advanced nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques have revealed surprising details about the structure of a key group of materials in nanotechology, mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs), and the placement of their active chemical sites.
Jun 20, 2019
Researchers have made a strange and startling discovery that nanoparticles engineered with DNA in colloidal crystals -- when extremely small -- behave just like electrons.
Jun 20, 2019
Scientists have created new inorganic crystals made of stacks of atomically thin sheets that unexpectedly spiral like a nanoscale card deck. Their surprising structures may yield unique optical, electronic and thermal properties, including superco...
Jun 20, 2019
Discovery will lead to new methods for materials design.
Jun 20, 2019
It's not an electron. But it sure does act like one.
Jun 20, 2019
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture in the U.S. awarded a grant to study and develop super-repellent and anti-fouling surfaces for foods.
Jun 20, 2019
