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Leeds’ Scientists Develop the Thinnest Unsupported Gold in the World

Researchers at the University of Leeds have developed a new type of gold which has a thickness of just two atoms—the thinnest unsupported gold ever produced.

7 Aug 2019

Imperfections in Nanopore Membranes Could Improve Biomolecule Transport

Researchers at the University of Illinois speculated how microscopic, step-like defects produced at the time of fabrication could be utilized to enhance molecule transport.

6 Aug 2019

Latest Graphene Discovery Could Help Create Superconductors

Overlaying two mesh screens causes beautiful patterns to develop when one screen is offset. These “moiré patterns” have fascinated artists, researchers, and mathematicians for a long time, and have been utilized in fashion, printing, and banknotes.

5 Aug 2019

Novel Graphene-Matrix-Assisted Stabilization Technique Using Unique 2D Materials

Researchers from Russia and Japan have discovered a way to stabilize two-dimensional (2D) copper oxide (CuO) materials using graphene.

5 Aug 2019

Researchers Create Quantum Light Sources in Atomically Thin Material Layers

Physicists Alexander Holleitner and Jonathan Finley from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) headed an international research team that has effectively placed light sources in atomically thin material layers with a precision of only a few nanometers.

5 Aug 2019

New Design Strategy to Make Nanocellulose-Based Macrofibers

The renewable, eco-friendly, and sustainable characteristics of high-performance biomass-based nanocomposites have helped them emerge as potential materials for future structural and functional applications.

1 Aug 2019

Nanoswimmer Model Helps Understand Chemotactic Motility in Bacterial Swarm

Bacteria have the ability to dynamically move toward a nutrient source—a phenomenon called chemotaxis—and they can move together through a process called swarming.

1 Aug 2019

Nanotechnology Helps Repair Defective Brain Circuits in Mice

According to a new study, a protein pumped out of certain— but not all—populations of “helper” cells in the brain, known as astrocytes, play a definite role in controlling the formation of connections among neurons required for learning and forming new memories.

31 Jul 2019

Scientists Develop Effortless Way of Producing Multifunctional Metalenses

Ultrathin nanostructured films with the ability to control the propagation of light offer a means to incorporate optical components into portable and wearable electronics.

31 Jul 2019