A new research effort is accelerating imaging techniques to visualize structures of small molecules clearly — a process once thought impossible. Their discovery unleashes endless potential in improving everyday life applications — from plastics to… Read More »Research team accelerates imaging techniques for capturing small molecules’ structures
Chemists use their flash Joule heating process to synthesize 2D flakes of boron nitride and boron carbon nitride, highly valued for lending thermal and chemical stability to compounds. Read More | Graphene News — ScienceDaily
Muscovite mica (MuM) is a highly stable mineral that is commonly used as an insulator. However, the electrical properties of single-layer and few-layered MuM are not well understood. Now, a group of researchers reports and… Read More »Thin mica shows semiconducting behavior, say scientists in new study
Researchers have developed a highly efficient organic bipolar transistor. The work opens up new perspectives for organic electronics — both in data processing and transmission, as well as in medical technology applications. Read More |… Read More »Organic bipolar transistor developed
A University of Tsukuba researcher describes a new method for obtaining conjugated polymers in a helical configuration. By using twisted liquid crystals as a template, the resulting polymers were found to be able to convert… Read More »Next gen television and computer screens: Creating optically active polymers
An interdisciplinary team developed a new method to characterize disorder in 2D materials, which is crucial to understanding and improving their performance. Read More | Graphene News — ScienceDaily
Researchers have managed to observe and characterize dynamic assembly of metallic atoms using an ingenious combination of scanning transmission electron microscopy and a video-based tracking. By visualizing short-lived molecules, such as metallic dimers and trimers,… Read More »Real-time imaging of dynamic atom-atom interactions
Mathematicians have found that they can design a range of composite materials from moiré patterns created by rotating and stretching one lattice relative to another. Their electrical and other physical properties can change –s ometimes… Read More »New, highly tunable composite materials–with a twist
For some people, wigs are a fun and colorful fashion accessory, but for those with hair loss from alopecia or other conditions, they can provide a real sense of normalcy and boost self-confidence. Whether made… Read More »A better wig — with chemistry
As the world’s appetite for carbon-based materials like graphite increases, researchers presented evidence this week for a new carbon solid they named ‘amorphous graphite.’ Read More | Graphene News — ScienceDaily