Chemists ave uncovered flaws in the surface structure of cellulose nanocrystals - an important step toward deconstructing cellulose to produce renewable nano-materials relevant to biochemical products, energy solutions, and biofuels.
Oct 17, 2022
PhD student Alex Greene studies superconducting quantum computing systems while rounding out their busy schedule with water sanitation projects.
Oct 16, 2022
An ESA project with Adamant Composites in Greece tested how the addition of graphene (and other nano-sized materials) can optimize a satellite’s thermal and electrical properties.
Oct 16, 2022
Researchers demonstrated that heat treatment could eliminate the surfactant to show clean nanoscale templates.
Oct 16, 2022
At 200 times stronger than steel, graphene has been hailed as a super material of the future since its discovery in 2004. The ultrathin carbon material is an incredibly strong electrical and thermal conductor, making it a perfect ingredient to enh...
Oct 15, 2022
A molecular multi-qubit model system for quantum computing.
Oct 15, 2022
Researchers have used a surfactant to disperse insulating boron nitride nanotubes and coat them onto surfaces without bundling.
Oct 15, 2022
True to its name, British running footwear company Inov-8 has never shied away from new materials or features. For a few years now, it's been focusing in on graphene for its trail running shoes. Now it's mixing a little nitrogen into the...
Oct 14, 2022
Scientists from the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw in cooperation with the Military University of Technology, the Italian CNR Nanotec, the British University of Southampton and the University of Iceland obtained a new photonic syst...
Oct 14, 2022
Optical manipulation of matter by using the mechanical action of light is one of the vibrant subjects of micro and nanoscience. In 2018 the Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to Arthur Ashkin for the invention and development of optical tweezers.
Oct 14, 2022
