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Helical Nanographene to Find Applications in Nanomechanics

For the first time, researchers have described the successful production of hexa-peri-hexabenzo[7]helicene, or “helical nanographene".

2 Apr 2018

Conducting Polymer with Rusty Core for Energy Transfer and Storage

Although known as a nanoflower, upon brushing one’s cheek against the microscopic petals of conducting polymers, it is felt to be hard, cool, and rusty.

30 Mar 2018

Opto-Thermoelectric Nanotweezers Could Revolutionize the Field of Medicine

It is hard to visualize humans controlling nanoscale objects according to their own will or even manipulate their own biological matter at a cellular scale by using light.

29 Mar 2018

Thermoelectric Properties of Tin Selenide Nanostructures

Single crystal tin selenide is a thermoelectric material & a semiconductor; it can instantly change waste heat to electrical energy or be used for cooling.

29 Mar 2018

Researchers Create Strong, Lightweight Graphite Pellets Using Mechano-Chemical Process

Rice University scientists claim that it is easy and cost-effective to fabricate shiny pellets of graphite from functionalized graphene.

29 Mar 2018

Gaps in 2D Material Act as Sieve to Separate Hydrogen Isotope

Researchers have found that the natural gaps between separate layers of two-dimensional (2D) materials can be used as a sieve to isolate different atoms.

29 Mar 2018

Understanding Nanowire Defects to Boost Optoelectronics

Researchers observed the formation of two kinds of defects in single nanowires, which are smaller in diameter than a human hair.

29 Mar 2018

Gated, Aligned Nanotube Films Will Advance Lasers and Optoelectronic Devices

An innovative quantum effect detected in a carbon nanotube film could result in the development of distinctive lasers & other optoelectronic devices.

29 Mar 2018

Graphene Nanostructures Could Pave Way for the Development of Future Transistors

Graphene nanoflakes, tiny and very favorable for probable applications in the field of nanoelectronics, are being investigated by a SISSA’s team.

29 Mar 2018

Nanocrystalline Graphite Coatings to Enable Ultra-Low-Power Electronics for Tough Environments

Scientists from the Universities of Bristol and Southampton, along with Microsemi, have displayed reliable operation of microelectromechanical relays by coating the contacts with nanocrystalline layers of graphite, to facilitate ultra-low-power electronics for challenging environments.

21 Mar 2018