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Study Describes a New Type of Amorphous Solid Bodies

Many substances with different chemical and physical properties, from diamonds to graphite, are made up of carbon atoms. Amorphous forms of solid carbon do not have a fixed crystal structure and consist of structural units--nanosized graphene particles.

3 Dec 2020

Exploring How Advanced Materials can Contribute to More Sustainable Construction

Innovation in advanced materials offers the disruptive potential to transform the way we build our future cities - and make them greener and smarter.

2 Dec 2020

Using Light-Controlled Nanomachine to Control a Catalysis Reaction

The vision of the future of miniaturisation has produced a series of synthetic molecular motors that are driven by a range of energy sources and can carry out various movements.

23 Nov 2020

Nanoscale Curvature Provides a New Degree of Freedom to Control Graphene's Electronic Properties

A team of researchers has amplified 3D graphene's electrical properties by controlling its curvature.

23 Nov 2020

New High-Throughput Process for Making Ordered Titania Through-Hole Membranes

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have realized high-throughput production of thin, ordered through-hole membranes of titanium dioxide. Titania layers were grown using anodization on mask-etched titanium before being crystallized.

23 Nov 2020

Gold Nanoparticles Illuminate Small Molecule Drugs in Cells

Osaka, Japan - Successful drug development has a significant impact on people's quality of life worldwide. Being able to track how molecules get into target cells, and observing what they do when they are inside, is key to identifying the best candidates.

19 Nov 2020

Scientists Use Bacteria to Produce 3D Objects with Pre-Designed Features

A team at Aalto University has used bacteria to produce intricately designed three-dimensional objects made of nanocellulose.

11 Nov 2020

Research Group Reveals Hidden Properties of Germanium Telluride at the Nanoscale

Germanium telluride is known as a ferrolectric Rashba semiconductor with a number of interesting properties.

9 Nov 2020

Moth Eye Structure Inspires Design of Transparent Anti-Reflective Coatings

There is a huge number of human problems that scientists and engineers have solved by drawing ideas directly from mechanisms found in other lifeforms, from Velcro to Japan's famous bullet trains, the Shinkansen. Thus, it should not come as a surprise to know that many remarkable advances in anti-reflective coating were inspired by the peculiar biostructures found in moth eyes.

5 Nov 2020