Boron boosts graphene's sensitivity to noxious gases

International team shows that modified graphene is 105 times more sensitive at detecting ammonia.

White paper highlights federal vision for nanotechnology-inspired Grand Challenge for future computing

Today, Federal agencies participating in the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) released a white paper describing the collective Federal vision for the emerging and innovative solutions needed to realize the Nanotechnology-Inspired Grand Challenge for Future Computing.

An ultrathin, transparent oxide thin-film transistors for wearable display

Researchers have developed ultrathin and transparent oxide thin-film transistors for an active-matrix backplane of a flexible display by using the inorganic-based laser lift-off method.

New method for making green LEDs enhances their efficiency and brightness

Using an industry-standard semiconductor growth technique, researchers have created gallium nitride (GaN) cubic crystals grown on a silicon substrate that are capable of producing powerful green light for advanced solid-state lighting.

Triple-therapy patch delivers local treatment, prevents recurrence in colon cancer model

Investigators have developed a hydrogel patch that can adhere to tumors in a preclinical model of colon cancer, delivering a local, combination treatment as the elastic gel breaks down over time.

Two-dimensional materials 'as revolutionary as graphene'

Extremely thin stacks of two-dimensional materials, which could deliver applications fine-tuned to the demands of industry, are set to revolutionise the world in the same way that graphene will.

Acquiring graphene-like films from salts to boost nanoelectronics

Physicists use supercomputers to find a way of making 'imitation graphene' from salt.

Something deep within: Nanocrystals grown in nanowires

This development could lead to new materials for ultra-small transistors, diodes, and more.

Materials scientists make breakthrough in biomimetic coatings

Researchers employ novel approach to assemble peptoids on a solid surface.

Vortex laser offers hope for Moore's Law

The optics advancement may solve an approaching data bottleneck by helping to boost computing power and information transfer rates tenfold.

International team of scientists unveils fundamental properties of spin Seebeck effect

Direct correlation between temperature dependent generation of spin currents and atomic composition of interfaces found.