Highly functional membrane developed for producing freshwater from seawater

A desalination membrane laminated with nanosheets featuring 2D nanochannels.

Squeezing a rock-star material could make it stable enough for solar cells

A promising lead halide perovskite is great at converting sunlight to electricity, but it breaks down at room temperature. Now scientists have discovered how to stabilize it with pressure from a diamond anvil cell.

A display that completely blocks off counterfeits

Researchers develop nanostructures capable of polarized optical encryption.

Researchers develop new graphene nanochannel water filters

Tiny channels between graphene sheets can be aligned in a way that makes them ideal for water filtration.

First-ever atomic resolution video of salt crystals forming in real time

Two novel techniques, atomic-resolution real-time video and conical carbon nanotube confinement, allow researchers to view never-before-seen details about crystal formation.

Fighting respiratory virus outbreaks through 'nano-popcorn' sensor-based rapid detection

Researchers develop novel sensor for the improved detection of influenza A viruses, with high reproducibility.

A critical review of graphene quantum dots and their application in biosensors

Researchers discuss the top-down and bottom-up strategies for the synthesis of graphene quantum dots. The respective advantages and disadvantages of these methods are summarized.