New tool helps nanorods stand out

Scientists have developed an easy and affordable tool to count and characterize nanoparticles.

Crystalline 'nanobrush' clears way to advanced energy and information tech

Researchers synthesized a tiny structure with high surface area and discovered how its unique architecture drives ions across interfaces to transport energy or information. Their 'nanobrush' contains bristles made of alternating crystal sheets with vertically aligned interfaces and plentiful pores.

Shedding a new light on 2D materials

New study to explore how light affects 2D materials that can be used for improved data storage.

Single-cell yolk-shell capsules with high biological activity and stability

Inspired by the yolk-shell structure of eggs and the structural ordering of cell surfaces in the evolution, reseachers propose highly stable single cyanobacterium capsules with an ordered yolk-shell structure of uniformly organized and tunable nanoporosity shaped by protein-assisted, hydrophilic colloidal silica packing.

Ultrathin MOF nanosheets separate ions from water

Researchers created this ultrathin molecular sieve membrane using 2D nanosheets, developed with water-stable Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs).

Transparent graphene electrodes might lead to new generation of solar cells

New roll-to-roll production method could enable lightweight, flexible solar devices and a new generation of display screens.

Stable skyrmions in graphene-based epitaxial trilayers

Recent advances in the stabilization and manipulation of chiral magnetization configurations in systems consisting of alternating atomic layers of ferromagnetic and nonmagnetic materials hold promise for innovation in spintronics technology.

Integrating nanomaterial with light-absorbing molecule powers hydrogen production from water and sunlight

Scientists developed a hybrid material constructed from a metal oxide nanosheet and a light-absorbing molecule for splitting water molecules to obtain dihydrogen under sunlight.