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Researchers Develop Improved RF Reflectometry Technique for Bilayer Graphene Devices

Stacking two layers of graphene with atomic layer thickness produces bilayer graphene, which possesses excellent electrical, mechanical, and optical properties.

24 Oct 2023

Wearable Device Uses Bismuth Oxide Nanorust to Generate Power and Store Memories

Researchers have invented an experimental wearable device that generates power from a user's bending finger and can create and store memories, in a promising step towards health monitoring and other technologies.

19 Oct 2023

Single-Chain Nanoparticles Create High-Resolution 3D Images

Someday, advanced imaging methods could be enhanced by unique nanoparticles. These special nanoparticles, created by scientists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), transform in response to heat.

19 Oct 2023

Organic Compound-Based Nanozymes for Detecting Agricultural Herbicides

Nanozymes are synthetic materials with features that resemble those of natural enzymes and are used in biomedical and chemical engineering.

17 Oct 2023

Boosting Luminescence in Upconversion Nanoparticles

The use of lanthanide (Ln3+)-doped photon avalanche (PA) upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) is possible in quantum optics, single-molecule tracking, miniaturized lasers, and super-resolution bioimaging.

16 Oct 2023

Repairing Nanostructures with Electron Beam Radiation

In an unexpected new study, scientists at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities discovered that electron beam radiation, which they had previously believed damaged crystals, might help mend fissures in these nanostructures.

13 Oct 2023

Revolutionizing Energy Storage: Metal Nanoclusters for Stable Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

The demand for efficient energy storage systems is ever increasing, especially due to the recent emergence of intermittent renewable energy and the adoption of electric vehicles.

13 Oct 2023

Controlling the Orientation of cMOF Nanofilms

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) and Kyoto University have suggested an approach for growing ‘face-on’ and ‘edge-on’ conductive metal-organic frameworks (cMOF) nanofilms on substrates by controlling the “stand-up” behaviors of ligands on various surfaces to circumvent the difficulty in such film orientation control.

10 Oct 2023

Engineering MXenes and MBenes for Selective Carbon Dioxide Capture

In a recent review, a team of researchers conducted an exhaustive analysis and proposed strategies for the widespread implementation of tMXene and MBene compounds in large-scale applications for capturing carbon dioxide.

5 Oct 2023

Bruker Introduces Next-Generation Nanomechanical Test System

At the annual Materials Science and Technology (MS&T23) conference, Bruker Corporation today announced the release of the Hysitron TI 990 TriboIndenter®.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 3 Oct 2023