Paving the way to industrial application of mechanical metamaterials in various fields.
Beyond Graphene: New 2D Materials with Graphene-like Properties
2-dimensional materials with suitable bandgaps that can serve as essential components for electronic devices.
Carbon Nanomaterials in Healthcare [Video]
Carbon nanomaterials are promising therapeutic and diagnostic agents for healthcare applications including imaging and drug-delivery.
Anisotropy as a Feature: Janus and Satellite-like Nanoparticles
Plasmonic–magnetic heterostructures are designed to prevent Ag+ release from cathodic Ag by sacrificial anodic Fe.
Dr. Dongling Ma: Nanomaterials for Renewable Energy Solutions
Dr. Dongling Ma (INRS) and co-author Deepak Thrithamarassery Gangadharan talk to us about themselves, their careers, and the future of perovskite solar cell research.
Microbial Sensors Based on ZnO Nanorod Arrays [Video]
The size, shape, and order of nanorods in solid-state microbial sensors are controlled using the forces of gravity and magnetism.
Photogravitactic Microswimmers
Artificial photochemically-active microswimmers, with 2D or 3D swimming behavior, can also swim against gravity.
Powering Electrical Devices with… Power Cables?
Sometimes the answer to a problem is exactly where you would expect it to be.
Laser Spectroscopy Diagnoses Freshness and Fertilization of Hen Egg
A team of Chinese researchers used a GASMAS optical spectroscopy technique to study the degree of freshness of unfertilized eggs and to distinguish unfertilized eggs from fertilized eggs.
Geometry- and Topology-Controlled Nanoarchitectures: Focussed Session
An interplay between two realms is the subject of the Focussed Session: Geometry- and Topology-Controlled Nanoarchitectures at the Joint Meeting of DPG (Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft) and EPS (European Physical Society) Condensed Matter Divisions on March 13, 2018 at the TU Berlin.