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Atomic-scale simulations predict how to use nanoparticles to increase hydrogen production.
Predictable assembly of protein building blocks result in a new class of porous materials, with potential uses ranging from efficient fuel storage to practical carbon capture and conversion.
A simplified architecture leads to efficiencies rivaling conventional silicon solar cells.
Patterned arrays of nanometer-sized connections in two-dimensional semiconductors could enable ultrathin integrated circuits for smartphones and solar cells.
A low-cost, stable oxide film is highly conductive and transparent, rivaling its predecessors.
A new tool allows atomic 3D printing.
Three-dimensional structure of nanocrystals in solution determined with atomic resolution using a new technique.
Chameleon-like color changes are observed by confining liquid crystals within small drops.
New X-ray technique reveals the presence of one-in-a-million large crystalline regions from metals fatiguing—stabilization schemes could lead to impervious metals.
New method to fabricate graphene nanoribbon arrays on semiconductor wafers turns semimetal into semiconductor.
This discovery could lead to low-cost, non-toxic, biological components for light-weight electronics.
Newly discovered “design rule” brings nature-inspired nanostructures one step closer.
