Why are gels elastic?

New research shows how clustered particles determine elasticity of some gels.

Ultra-thin superlattices from gold nanoparticles for nanophotonics

Researchers have come up with a simple yet precise technique for developing highly ordered particle layers. They are using tiny, soft and deformable spherical polymer beads with a hydrogel-like structure.

Nanoparticles out of the flame

To improve car engines, produce nanomaterials or design rocket engines, it is essential to understand combustion processes.

Self-organizing molecules: Cups with attoliter volume

They look like interlocking egg cups, but a hen's egg is 100,000 times as thick as one of the miniature cups: Scientists have made polymers to form themselves into tiny cups on their own.

Scientists develop polariton nano-laser operating at room temperature

Researchers demonstrate a room temperature polariton nano-laser, providing the crucial path of related research such as polariton physics at the nanoscale and also applications in quantum information systems.

Hard carbon nanofiber aerogel becomes superelastic

Inspired by the flexibility and rigidity of natural spider silks webs, researchers developed a simple and general method to fabricate superelastic and fatigue resistant hard carbon aerogels with nanofibrous network structure by using resorcinol-formaldehyde resin as a hard carbon source.

Anti-counterfeiting with carbon nanotubes

Researchers have developed a physically unclonable function based on carbon nanotubes with potential applications in security and anti-counterfeiting.