Salt boosts creation of 2-D materials

Researchers show how salt lowers reaction temperatures to make novel materials.

Writing and deleting magnets with lasers

Scientists have found a way to write and delete magnets in an alloy using a laser beam - a surprising effect. The reversibility of the process opens up new possibilities in the fields of material processing, optical technology, and data storage.

Nanoscale transistor brings flexible TVs and high performance wearable smart tech one step closer

Flexible televisions, tablets and phones as well as 'truly wearable' smart tech are a step closer thanks to a new nanoscale transistor.

Robot developed for automated assembly of designer nanomaterials

Scientists have developed an automated robot that greatly speeds up the collection of 2D crystals and their assembly to form van der Waals heterostructures.

This 2-D nanosheet expands like a grow monster

Light causes crystal lattice to swell, opening new possibilities for artificial muscles, tiny electronics.

A graphene roll-out

Scalable manufacturing process spools out strips of graphene for use in ultrathin membranes.

Molecular scaffolding aids construction at the nanoscale

If you want to build a tall house, you need to use scaffolding. Researchers are applying this construction principle to their lab work, with one major difference: The materials they are working with are just a few billionths of a square meter in size.

Shielding oxygen production to keep hydrogen coming

A porous cerium-based nanostructured coating boosts the durability of oxygen-forming catalysts while maintaining their inherent water-splitting activity.