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Pre-designed molecular building blocks provide atomic-level control of the width of graphene nanoribbons.
Internal storage compartments release droplets of “healing” liquid to repair damaged materials.
Major milestone in molecular electronics scored by Molecular Foundry and Columbia University team.
Scientists synthesized a theoretically-predicted material with unusual current-carrying properties that could open the door for next-generation electronics.
Simple human-made cellular analogues both sense and regulate in response to externally created stress.
Generating and moving small, stable magnetic islands at room temperature could be the ticket to more energy-efficient electronics.
Tiny “match-head” wires act as built-in light concentrators, enhancing solar cell efficiency.
For the first time, electron tomography reveals the 3D coordinates of individual atoms and defects in a material.
Study reveals surprising non-uniformity in vanadium dioxide that could one day enable more energy-efficient technologies.
Bio-based molecular machines mechanically extrude tiny tubes and form networks, aiding in the design of self-repairing materials.
Researchers have attained superlubricity, the near absence of friction, at a carbon-silica interface using nanodiamonds wrapped in graphene flakes.
Reversible self-assembled structures balance two competing attractions to enable stimuli-responsive materials.
