Silane regulates thermal conductivity of composites on molecular level

Conducting a study on thermal conductivity of composites, scientists found that thermal conductivity of Poly(vinyl alcohol)/boron nitride composite film could be regulated on the molecular level by covalent coupling.

Researchers find technique for 3-D printing on the nanoscale that can correct mistakes

Researchers have created a less expensive 3-D printing method on the nanoscale that can manufacture nanostructures and erase mistakes.

'Blinking' nanocrystals may convert CO2 into fuels

Unusual nanoparticles could also benefit the quest to build a quantum computer.

Graphene-adsorbate van der Waals bonding memory inspires 'smart' graphene sensors

To clarify the bonding retention of adsorbed gas molecules on graphene with and without electric field tuning, scientists monitored the time-dependent vdW interaction decay of adsorbed CO2 molecules on graphene at different electric fields.

New material mimics strength, toughness of mother of pearl

Researchers have made a material with interlocked mineral layers that resembles nacre and is stronger and tougher than previous mimics.

The world's lightest mirror is made of only a monolayer of 200 atoms

Physicists succeed at engineering an optical mirror made of only a few hundred atoms. It is the lightest one in the world and even imaginable.