Researchers introduce novel method to grow elastic diamonds

A study has unveiled that brittle diamonds can be bent and stretched elastically when made into ultrafine needles.

Shine bright like a nanoaggregate

Highly luminescent inks made from copper-iodine hybrid clusters with aggregation-induced emission.

An elastic fiber filled with electrodes set to revolutionize smart clothes

The fibers can detect even the slightest pressure and strain and can withstand deformation of close to 500% before recovering their initial shape.

Rare element to provide better material for high-speed electronics

Researchers have discovered a new two-dimensional material, derived from the rare element tellurium, to make transistors that carry a current better throughout a computer chip.

Battling brain cancer with nanotechnology

Nanoparticles carrying two drugs can cross the blood-brain barrier and shrink glioblastoma tumors.

Wood to supercapacitors

Sustainable highly conductive electrode materials from ultrathin carbon nanofiber aerogels derived from nanofibrillated cellulose.

Microscopy advance reveals unexpected role for water in energy storage material

A material with atomically thin layers of water holds promise for energy storage technologies, and researchers have now discovered that the water is performing a different role than anyone anticipated.