Bubbles help new catalysts self-optimize

Scientists have predicted and created new two-dimensional electrocatalysts to extract hydrogen from water with high performance and low cost.

Scientists watch artificial atoms assemble into perfect lattices with many uses

A serendipitous discovery lets researchers spy on this self-assembly process for the first time. What they learn will help them fine-tune precision materials for electronics, catalysis and more.

New research could make dew droplets so small, they're invisible

By better understanding the behavior of water in its smallest form, researchers could be improving the efficiency of removing condensation in a major way.

One-nanometer trimetallic alloy particles created

A research group succeeded in developing precisely controlled alloy nanoparticles 'multimetallic nanoclusters (MNCs)' made of three metals: copper, platinum, and gold. They also discovered that MNCs show catalytic activity that is 24 times greater than commercially available carbon-supported platinum catalysts in the oxidization of hydrocarbons using oxygen in the air.

Wood is made into an electrical conductor by turning its surface into graphene

Scientists used a laser to blacken a thin film pattern onto a block of pine. The pattern is laser-induced graphene.

Novel technique uses graphene to create solar cells to be mounted on surfaces

Researchers develop a novel technique using graphene to create solar cells they can mount on surfaces ranging from glass to plastic to paper and tape.

Metal instability achieves energy-efficient nanotechnology

Researchers show their nanowire resonators can be used to miniaturize energy-efficient electronics.