“Patterned Regrowth” May Lead to Graphene-Based Circuits
Using a technique called “patterned regrowth,” scientists at Cornell have invented a way to pattern single atom films of graphene and boron nitride without the…
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New Nanocomposite Material Looks to Improve Fuel Cells
Scientists at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology have developed a more powerful and longer-lasting fuel cell material by replacing the central part of the…
Ultrathin Flat Lens Focuses Light Without Optical Distortions
By plating a very thin wafer of silicon with a nanometer-thin layer of gold, applied physicists have created an ultrathin, flat lens that focuses light…
Nanocrystalline Alloys That Meet Operational Requirements
In a newly published research paper, MIT scientists describe the method they used to identify and fabricate nanocrystalline alloys that meet operational requirements, even at…
2D Molybdenum Disulfide Shows Potential as Platform for Electronic Devices
A newly published study from researchers at MIT details the use of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) as a 2D platform for electronic devices, possibly opening the…
Designing Biomaterials Both High in Rigidity and Bioactivity
In a newly published study, a team of researchers describes their new approach towards creating polymeric thin film biomaterials that achieve mechanical rigidity in conjunction…
Electrically Conductive and Crack-Free Semiconductor Nanocrystal Films
Using a technique based on electron-beam lithography and a lift-off process, MIT scientists demonstrated the first semiconductor nanocrystal films of nanoscale dimensions that are electrically…
Scientists Examine Platinum-Based Catalyst Design
Working as a team, scientists from SIMES and the SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis studied two platinum-rhodium nanostructures, identifying the most active sites…
Hybrid Crystalline/Amorphous Material Capable of Indenting Diamonds
An international team of scientists created the world’s first hybrid crystalline/amorphous material that is hard enough to indent diamonds. Using a diamond anvil cell, the…
Electronic Read-Out of the Quantum State of an Atom
In a newly published study, researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and their colleagues have shown the first direct real-space images of spin-split molecular…
RNA Delivering Nanoparticles Shrink Tumors in Mice
Using RNA-delivering nanoparticles that allow for rapid screening of new drug targets in mice, MIT researchers in collaboration with researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and…
“Core-Shell” Nanostructure Demonstrates Reversible Hydrogen Storage Capacity
By synthesizing nanoparticles of sodium borohydride and encasing them inside nickel shells, chemical engineers at the University of New South Wales have demonstrated remarkable hydrogen…
Microstructures of Plants May Lead to New Bio-Inspired Materials
MIT researchers believe engineers may be able design new bio-inspired materials by compiling and analyzing data on the microstructures of a number of different plants….
Synthesized ITO Nanocrystals May Advance Clear Conductive Film Performance
A new study from scientists at Brown University details how they achieved the best-ever transparency and conductivity performance for a thin film of indium tin…
Path to Magnetic Vortex RAM Might be More Difficult Than Previously Assumed
An international team of scientists discovered that the formation of magnetic vortices in ferromagnetic nanodisks is an asymmetric phenomenon, contradicting previous beliefs and adding a…
Electron-Electron Interactions are Critical to Graphene’s Extraordinary Properties
Results from a new study by physicists with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory provide experimental support to the theory that interactions between electrons are critical…
iCVD Process Produces Precisely Controlled Patterns in Wrinkled Surfaces
Using an initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD) process, a team of scientists at MIT has discovered a way to create wrinkled surfaces while having the…
New Class of Synthetic Vaccines Piggyback on 3-D DNA Nanostructures
Scientists at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University are using DNA nanotechnology to make an entirely new class of synthetic vaccines that could be…