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Scientists achieved thin films with structures virtually impossible via traditional methods.
Exploiting reversible solubility allows for direct, optical patterning of unprecedentedly small features.
Researchers discover the secret behind the third way living organisms extract energy from their environment.
Novel spin-polarized surface states may guide the search for materials that host Majorana fermions, unusual particles that act as their own antimatter, and could revolutionize quantum computers.
The Molecular Foundry and aBeam Technologies bring mass fabrication to nano-optical devices.
In hybrid materials, “hot” electrons live longer, producing electricity, not heat, for solar cells.
Defects in liquid crystals act as guides in tiny oceans, directing particle traffic.
Wide metastable composition ranges are possible in alloys of semiconductors with different crystal structures.
New binding molecules formed a protective layer after charging and discharging, making a promising battery component more stable.
Built from the bottom up, nanoribbons can be semiconducting, enabling broad electronic applications.
Direct writing of pure-metal structures may advance novel light sources, sensors and information storage technologies.
Scientists reveal structural, chemical changes as nickel-cobalt particles donate electrons, vital for making better batteries, fuel cells.
