Saturable absorbers, which operate at terahertz (THz) frequencies, are beginning to open doors in the development of photonic devices, namely in passively mode-locked THz micro-sources.
To develop a method of attaching nanoparticles to functionalized graphene without distorting its native planarity and properties, the group of researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago have utilized a common chemical deposition process using plasmonic silver nanoparticles.
By Benedette Cuffari
22 Jun 2017
The ability to understand how water molecules can be confined on the nanoscale has gathered attention recently. This is especially true for understanding the phase behavior between water and ice and the thermodynamic principles behind them.
By Liam Critchley
16 Jun 2017
Traditional scanning electron microscopes (SEMs) scan a selected area over the surface of a sample by utilizing a focused beam of high-energy electrons to generate signals onto the surface of the specimen of interest.
Indian researchers reveal how rGO film thickness affects crack dynamics and conductivity under strain, enhancing flexible electronics.
Researchers from the EPFL have collaborated to develop a method capable of comparing material pore structures, making it possible to search databases of nanoporous materials to find candidates with a desired pore structure.
By Emily Nordvang
1 Jun 2017
A collaboration of researchers from France and Poland have prepared a new hierarchically nanostructured LTO-type material with exceptional electrochemical performance and the potential to provide ultrafast charging lithium-ion batteries.
By Emily Nordvang
31 May 2017
A team of international researchers have engineered the surrounding dielectric environment to tune the electronic bandgap and exciton binding energy in WS2 and WSe2 monolayers by hundreds of meV.
By Liam Critchley
25 May 2017
Researchers from the University of California (UC) San Diego have synthesized melanin-like polydopamine nanoparticles (MelNPs), and studied the way in which these MelNPs protect human keratinocytes from UV damage.
By Benedette Cuffari
24 May 2017
Researchers have recently published a way in which silver nanoparticles are capable of significantly reducing the energy consumption in modern light-based computer systems.
By Benedette Cuffari
24 May 2017