Scientists marry gas-trapping framework to light-powered nanocatalysts

Researchers describe how pseudomorphic replacement, the same chemical process that turns a tree to stone, aided their synthesis of the first metal-organic framework (MOF) around light-powered aluminum nanocatalysts.

Nanopore research hits a nerve

New research shows that synthetic solid-state nanopores can have finely tuned transport behaviors much like the biological channels that allow a neuron to fire.

Researchers discover new method to quantify graphene at the cellular level

A recent study presents a new, combination-based way to quantify and analyze the effect of graphene at the single cell level.

Scientists image conducting edges in a promising 2-D material

Experimental study on monolayer tungsten ditelluride could lead to more energy-efficient electronic devices.

Turning a porous material's color on and off with acid

Stable, color-changing compound shows potential for electronics, sensors and gas storage.

Cryo-force spectroscopy reveals the mechanical properties of DNA components

Physicists have developed a new method to examine the elasticity and binding properties of DNA molecules on a surface at extremely low temperatures. With a combination of cryo-force spectroscopy and computer simulations, they were able to show that DNA molecules behave like a chain of small coil springs.

Sound and light trapped by disorder

Scientists have proposed a new and counterintuitive approach using disordered structures to trap light (photons) and sound (phonons) at the same place.