Graphene has held a great promise for applications since it was first isolated in 2004. But we still don't use it in our large-scale technology, because we have no way of producing graphene on an industrial scale. Leiden physicists have now v...
Nov 1, 2018
Black phosphorene, an unusual two-dimensional (2-D) compound, may offer strategies for avoiding damaging hot spots in nanoscale circuits, a new study from A*STAR researchers has revealed.
Nov 1, 2018
NIBIB funded researchers have developed laser-activated nanomaterials that integrate with wounded tissues to form seals that are superior to sutures for containing body fluids and preventing bacterial infection.
Nov 1, 2018
A new research article introduces a nanofiber material produced by the electrospinning device at the Laboratory of Polymers and Textile Technology in Tallinn University of Technology, and a range of applications. The article, titled "A method...
Nov 1, 2018
Physicists have visualized for the first time how atoms behave in between graphene and a substrate. This insight could be instrumental for future implementations of industrial graphene production.
Nov 1, 2018
Engineers use a cost-effective process to make strong, flexible films that allow light in but keep electromagnetic interference out.
Nov 1, 2018
Environmentally friendly materials for producing smart textiles from conductive graphene biopolymer nanofibrous fabrics.
Nov 1, 2018
Scientists can develop the perfect molecule to tweak a gene, treat cancer, or guide the development of a stem cell, but none of that will be a success in the end if they cannot get their molecule into...
Nov 1, 2018
A class of 2D magnetic materials -- known as van der Waals materials -- may offer one of the most ambitious platforms yet to understand and control phases of matter at the nanoscale.
Nov 1, 2018
A new advance using microwave technology promises to ensure quantum computers can operate under realistic conditions, bringing us closer to the realization of commercial quantum computing.
Nov 1, 2018
