Understanding the (ultra-small) structure of silicon nanocrystals

New research provides insight into the structure of silicon nanocrystals, a substance that promises to provide efficient lithium ion batteries that power your phone to medical imaging on the nanoscale.

Scientists create new class of two-dimensional materials

Fabrication of ultrathin perovskite oxides down to the monolayer limit could help unlock new quantum computing and energy technologies.

2D nanomaterial reverse osmosis membrane for water desalination

The exfoliated layered MoS2 nanosheets have a thickness of ca. 2.2 nm with 2-3 layers and highly negatively charged properties.

New molecular sieves

An international team of researchers recently synthesized polyarylether-based covalent organic frameworks, the most stable crystalline porous material on record.

3D microchannels promote self-assembly of ordered emulsions at low droplet concentrations

Researchers have discovered a way to achieve self-assembly of low density droplets in microfluidic flows using three dimensional (3D) microchannels.

Manipulating 2D material unlocks properties for quantum information storage and computing

Researchers have come up with a way to manipulate tungsten diselenide - a promising two-dimensional material - to further unlock its potential to enable faster, more efficient computing, and even quantum information processing and storage.

Manipulating nanoscale light in nanocavity of scanning tunneling microscope junction

Manipulating nanoscale light in scanning tunneling microscope junctions is attained by nanofabrication of gold tips using a focused ion beam technique.