Researchers have developed a transmissive thin scintillator using perovskite nanocrystals, designed for real-time tracking and counting of single protons. The exceptional sensitivity is attributed to biexcitonic radiative emission generated throug...
Feb 1, 2024
A team of researchers mapped out how flecks of 2D materials move in liquid -- knowledge that could help scientists assemble macroscopic-scale materials with the same useful properties as their 2D counterparts.
Feb 1, 2024
Millions of tons of plastic waste enter the oceans each year. The sun's ultraviolet light and ocean turbulence break down these plastics into invisible nanoparticles that threaten marine ecosystems. In a new study, engineers have presented cl...
Feb 1, 2024
Researchers at ETH Zurich and Empa have created techniques to create emitters from perovskite quantum dots that are quicker and more effective, which will significantly boost their brightness. Both quantum technology and display applications can b...
Feb 1, 2024
These tiny plastic particles, which originated from such consumer products as water bottles, food packaging and clothing, were found to have surprising diversity in shape and chemical composition.
Feb 1, 2024
Electrospinning and electrospraying for fabricating novel nanomaterials is an urgent area of research for materials scientists and biomedical engineers.
Feb 1, 2024
Carbon nanostructures could get easier to design and fabricate owing to a machine-learning algorithm that predicts their growth on metal surfaces.
Feb 1, 2024
A collaborative research team at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has invented a nanocoating technology that not only optimizes the antiviral activity of the surface but also makes different colors possible.
Feb 1, 2024
A self-confined solid-state dewetting mechanism significantly reduces the reliance on complex nanofabrication techniques, paving the way for efficient wafer-scale patterning of non-closely packed gold nanoparticle arrays.
Feb 1, 2024
In a study published in MedComm—Biomaterials and Applications Professor Changyang Gong and his Ph.D. student Shiyao Zhou elaborate on the mechanism of CRISPR/Cas9 system. The CRISPR/Cas9 system consists of Cas9 protein and single stranded directin...
Feb 1, 2024
