New research into epitaxy of germanium challenges the supremacy of silicon

New research establishes an economical method for growing crystalline thin-film germanium - using a process known as van der Waals epitaxy.

New buckypaper motion sensors a major step toward low-cost, high-performance wearable technology

Using carbon nanotubes, researchers have developed a class of breakthrough motion sensors that could herald a near future of ubiquitous, fully integrated and affordable wearable technology.

Filtration of nanoparticles from traffic should become a key criterion of building ventilation

A good air filter can prevent health-endangering nanoparticle emissions from entering the indoor air of buildings.

True colors meet minimization - The stacked color sensor

Researchers have now developed a sensor prototype that absorbs light almost optimally - and is also cheap to produce.

Finding Majoranas

Nano-'hashtags' could be the key to generating the highly sought Majorana quasiparticle.

Unleashing nano sulfur's potential

Sealed sulfur particles show promise for renewable energy storage technology.

Less is more to produce top-notch 2D materials

A simple technique for mass producing ultrathin, high-quality molybdenum trioxide nanosheets could lead to next-generation electronic and optoelectronic devices.

Ceria nanoparticles: It is the surface that matters

Scientists have studied ceria nanoparticles with the help of probe molecules and a complex ultrahigh vacuum-infrared measurement system and obtained partly surprising new insights into their surface structure and chemical activity.