Placing atoms for optimum catalysts

Precise positioning of oxygens could help engineer faster, more efficient energy-relevant chemical transformations.

Study provides insight into how nanoparticles interact with biological systems

Findings can help scientists engineer nanoparticles that are 'benign by design'.

Nanocages in the lab and in the computer: How DNA-based dendrimers transport nanoparticles

Physicists investigated methodologies to synthesize DNA-based dendrimers in the lab and to predict their behavior using detailed computer simulations.

Scientists find unusual behavior in topological material

Scientists have identified a new class of topological materials made by inserting transition metal atoms into the atomic lattice of a well-known two-dimensional material.

Future data storage technology - Extremely small magnetic nanostructures with invisibility cloak imaged

By putting an 'invisibility cloak' over magnetic nanostructures, researchers wre able to reduce tha magnetic stray field in a fashion allowing for small yet mobile bits.

New machine learning framework could lead to breakthroughs in material design

A novel framework not only uses the machine learning in a unique fashion for the first time but it also dramatically accelerates the development of accurate computational models of materials.

Carbon fiber can store energy in the body of a vehicle

A study has shown that carbon fibres can work as battery electrodes, storing energy directly. This opens up new opportunities for structural batteries, where the carbon fibre becomes part of the energy system.

What does graphene do in our lungs?

Researchers have conducted the first studies on a three-dimensional lung model to examine the behavior of graphene and graphene-like materials once they have been inhaled.