Nano-level lubricant tuning improves material for electronic devices and surface coatings

When thinned down to less than a nanometer thick, MoS2 demonstrates properties with great promise as a functional material for electronic devices and surface coatings.

Discovering the unique properties of 2D materials grown on carbon-coated surfaces

Scientists are exploring the unique properties of two-dimensional materials and metals grown on graphene, graphite, and other carbon coated surfaces.

Nanotube growth moving in the right direction (w/video)

For the first time, scientists have captured a movie of how large populations of carbon nanotubes grow and align themselves.

Super-resolution system reveals mechanics of tiny 'DNA walker'

Researchers have introduced a new type of super-resolution microscopy and used it to discover the precise walking mechanism behind tiny structures made of DNA that could find biomedical and industrial applications.