Implantable flexible electronics patch can monitor and treat heart disease

Researchers have developed a patch made from fully rubbery electronics that can be placed directly on the heart to collect electrophysiological activity, temperature, heartbeat and other indicators, all at the same time.

2D boron nitride coating is key ingredient in hypersaline desalination technology

A thin coating of the 2D nanomaterial hexagonal boron nitride is the key ingredient in a cost-effective technology for desalinating industrial-strength brine.

3D-printing novel electronic devices with graphene inks

A new study shows that it is possible to jet inks, containing tiny flakes of 2D materials such as graphene, to build up and mesh together the different layers of complex, customised electronic structures.

Tiny shape-changing machines deliver medicine efficiently to the GI tract

'Theragrippers' are inspired by a parasitic worm that clamps onto its host's intestines.

A tiny supercapacitor, ideal for wearable devices

This study is the first to demonstrate electrohydrodynamic (EHD) jet printing for microsupercapacitor fabrication.

Synthesis of new carbon material: Diamond-like carbon nanofiber film

Researchers have synthesized a film composed of densely packed diamond-like carbon nanofibers.

Ultrasensitive plasmon-free surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

A recent study has unveiled 2D material-based ultrasensitive surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) sensor by synthesizing uniform large-area 2D films.

Materials scientists synthesize nanocoatings with contrasting properties

Materials that simultaneously have contrasting properties - for example, they are soft on the one hand and hard on the other, the transition is gradual - could enable completely new applications like gradual anti-reflective lenses.

Room temperature conversion of CO2 to CO: A new way to synthesize hydrocarbons

New method could potentially reduce carbon dioxide emission into the atmosphere and slash costs of chemical manufacturing.