Graphene-based olfactory sensors that can detect odor molecules based on the design of peptide sequences were recently demonstrated. The findings indicated that graphene field-effect transistors (GFETs) functionalized with designable peptides can be used to develop… Read More »Electronic nose: Sensing the odor molecules on graphene surface layered with self-assembled peptides
The most well-known forms of carbon include graphite and diamond, but there are other more exotic nanoscale allotropes of carbon as well. These include graphene and fullerenes, which are sp2 hybridized carbon with zero (flat-shaped)… Read More »Discovery of a new form of carbon called Long-range Ordered Porous Carbon (LOPC)
A material state known as super-lubricity, where friction between two contacting surfaces nearly vanishes, is a phenomenon that materials researchers have studied for years due to the potential for reducing the energy cost and wear… Read More »Humidity may be the key to super-lubricity ‘switch’
A team has developed a new method for making nano-membranes of ‘smart’ materials, which will allow scientists to harness their unique properties for use in devices such as sensors and flexible electronics. Read More |… Read More »Researchers discover new process to create freestanding membranes of ‘smart’ materials
A team of engineers and neuroscientists has demonstrated for the first time that human brain organoids implanted in mice have established functional connectivity to the animals’ cortex and responded to external sensory stimuli. The implanted… Read More »Human brain organoids implanted into mouse cortex respond to visual stimuli for first time
Researchers developed a new graphene-based nanoelectronics platform compatible with conventional microelectronics manufacturing, paving the way for a successor to silicon. Read More | Graphene News — ScienceDaily
Researchers have engineered a quantum box for polaritons in a 2D material, achieving large polariton densities and a partially ‘coherent’ quantum state. New insights from the novel technique could allow researchers to access striking ‘collective’… Read More »Trapping polaritons in an engineered quantum box
Researchers have demonstrated how a nanoscale layer of superconducting niobium nitride (NbNx) can be grown directly onto aluminum nitride (AIN). The arrangement of atoms, nitrogen content, and electrical conductivity were found to depend on growth… Read More »Upgrading your computer to quantum
The carrier concentration and conductivity in p-type monovalent copper semiconductors can be significantly enhanced by adding alkali metal impurities. Doping with isovalent and larger-sized alkali metal ions effectively increased the free charge carrier concentration, and… Read More »Novel carrier doping in p-type semiconductors enhances photovoltaic device performance by increasing hole concentration
Researchers demonstrated a topological insulator device that opens the way towards observing the quantum anomalous Hall effect. Because the currents generated are resistant to scattering, but very sensitive to applied magnetic fields, they may be… Read More »Making mini-magnets