Pressure between layers of stacked graphene oxide nanosheets increases with heat

Researchers discovered that pressure can be generated by simply stacking graphene oxide nanosheets. They also found that the pressure can be increased by reducing the interlayer distance through heat treatment.

Fast-moving magnetic particles could enable new form of data storage

Recently discovered phenomenon could provide a way to bypass the limits to Moore's Law.

Glowing news for organic materials

World's first demonstration of persistent luminescence from organic materials set to unlock new and expanded uses for the glow-in-the-dark phenomenon.

Tiny aquariums put nanoparticle self-assembly on display

Engineers are observing the interactions of colloidal gold nanoparticles inside tiny aquariumlike sample containers to gain more control over the self-assembly process of engineered materials.

New 'building material' points toward quantum computers

A research team has shown that it is possible to produce 'Majorana particles' in a new 'building material'.

DNA: The next hot material in photonics?

Scientists fine-tune organic thin films with an eye toward biomedical devices.

Superconductivity found in thin films of titanium oxide

Researchers reported superconductivity in two kinds of higher titanium oxides prepared in the form of ultrathin films with a thickness of around 120 nanometers.

Llama-derived nanobodies as a new tool in solving crystal structure

Scientists have developed nanobodies that can be labelled on certain amino acids. This provides a direct route for solving new X-ray crystal structures of protein complexes important for gaining mechanistic understanding of cellular processes, which is important in the development of drugs.

Asphalt helps lithium batteries charge faster

Researchers find asphalt-nanoribbon anode more efficient, resistant to dendrites.

Chemists teach computer program to model forces between atoms accurately

Such simulations of chemical systems can predict their properties under a range of conditions before experiments are performed, enabling further work with only the most promising materials.

A deeper understanding of a surface phenomenon

Phenomena involving surface tension are extremely complex and have applications in our everyday lives, and researchers are tackling the complicated mathematics behind the physics.

A sea of spinning electrons

Picture two schools of fish swimming in clockwise and counterclockwise circles. It's enough to make your head spin, and now scientists have discovered the 'chiral spin mode' - a sea of electrons spinning in opposing circles.