Crystalline nanoparticle arrays and superlattices can be synthesized with perfectly defined geometries using appropriate electrostatic, hydrogen bonding or biological recognition interactions.
Nanoelectronics, composite materials and hydrogen fuel cells are just a few applications a new three dimensional porous nanostructure could make possible. Researchers from Rice University have made a computer simulation of the material by stacking extremely thin sheets of boron nitride in parallel layers.
By Stuart Milne
3 Jun 2015
A space elevator may sound like an idea that could only exist in science fiction but we may be closer to seeing one in the near future than you might have previously thought.
By William Wassmer
14 Apr 2015
Mass spectrometry is revolutionising the scientific understanding of matter allowing for breakthroughs in the fields of astronomy, biology, material science and medicine.
By William Wassmer
1 Apr 2015
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) uses a finely focused beam of electrons in order to produce a high resolution image of a sample.
By Adam De Gree
20 Mar 2015
The 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Eric Betzig, Stefan W. Hell and William E. Moerner for their breakthrough work in nanoscopy. Their work allows the field to be able to quite literally see past the photonic limits that govern optical microscopy.
By Will Bessette
13 Mar 2015
Graphene represents an opportunity to increase the speed of electronic devices by up to a factor of 1,000. That’s a jump from gigahertz to terahertz. No wonder people are excited.
By Tim Harper
19 Feb 2015
Recent market estimates towards the end of last year put the international market for graphene in the same range as the total invested in graphene producers. This doesn't make much sense - so are graphene producers completely wrong, or are the market estimates wildly inaccurate?
One of the most widely repeated predictions for nanotechnologies was its role in the creation of a trillion dollar industry by 2015. Were they right?
There has been major interest over the last 15 years in using various forms of nanomaterials as a replacement for ITO. The ideal material would be cheap, transparent and highly conductive - a combination which has so far eluded most developers.
By Tim Harper
19 Dec 2014