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Device Blocks Electromagnetic Waves with the Flip of a Switch

Drexel University’s College of Engineering researchers have created a thin film device that can block electromagnetic radiation with the flick of a switch.

17 Jan 2023

AI-Driven Technique Uncovers Three New Nanostructures

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have successfully demonstrated that autonomous methods can discover new materials.

16 Jan 2023

Developing Carbon-Based Molecules with Interlocking Rings

A novel nanomaterial has emerged. Chemists at the University of Oregon have discovered a method to create carbon-based molecules with a distinct structural feature: interlocking rings.

16 Jan 2023

New Strategy to Enhance Pyroelectric Catalysis

Pyroelectric catalysis (pyro-catalysis) can transform temperature fluctuations in the environment into clean chemical energy such as hydrogen.

12 Jan 2023

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