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Analyzing the Mechanisms of Drying and Dispersing Nanocrystals Easily

Cellulose nanocrystals are bio-based nanomaterials that have been derived from natural resources like plant cellulose.

12 Jan 2023

Graphene-hBN Contact NEMS Switch Could Make Electronics Even Smaller

The thirst for a perfect switching device for ultra-low power applications results in an investigation of novel micro or nanoelectromechanical systems (M/NEMS) switches.

11 Jan 2023

New Imaging Method Captures Quantum Material's Transient Phase

A new imaging method that enables the light-induced phase transition in vanadium oxide (VO2) to be captured with high spatial and temporal resolution.

9 Jan 2023

Hybrid Nanomaterials Improvement Without Additional Links

Researchers at Rice University and the University of Texas at Austin observed that when it comes to packing charge-acceptor molecules on the surface of semiconducting nanocrystals, more is really not better.

6 Jan 2023

Electrons Play a Surprising Role in Heat Transfer Between Layers of 2D Materials

As semiconductor devices become ever smaller, researchers are exploring two-dimensional (2D) materials for potential applications in transistors and optoelectronics. Controlling the flow of electricity and heat through these materials is key to their functionality, but first we need to understand the details of those behaviors at atomic scales.

5 Jan 2023

A New Update in Making Nanomembranes of 'Smart' Materials

A team from the University of Minnesota showcased the effective utilization of hybrid molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) for growing strontium titanate (SrTiO3) without damaging the graphene substrate.

5 Jan 2023

DNA Origami Used to Create Catalog of Nanostructures

A new study provided a new strategy to develop novel nanoscale DNA origami designs as freeform, oblique structures with novel geometries.

5 Jan 2023

Silkworms Inspire the Design of a New Nanofiber Spinning Method

Did you know that silk fabric is made from … well, worm spit- The way that silkworms wind their cocoons from fibers in their slimy saliva is now helping scientists more easily make new biomedical materials.

3 Jan 2023

Georgia Tech Physicists Develop New Nanoelectronics Platform Based on Graphene

A pressing quest in the field of nanoelectronics is the search for a material that could replace silicon. Graphene has seemed promising for decades.

3 Jan 2023

Metso Outotec to Deliver Two Pyro Processing Lines to Albemarle Lithium’s Kemerton Plant in Australia

Albemarle Lithium Pty Ltd has awarded Metso Outotec an order for two pyro processing and comminution lines for their Kemerton lithium hydroxide processing plant in Western Australia.

From Metso 3 Jan 2023