MIT researchers find that the secret lies in off-kilter ratios of the two basic components that make up the dots.
2013 Thomas Kuhn Paradigm Shift Award
Dr. O. Anatole von Lilienfeld of Argonne has been awarded the 2013 Thomas Kuhn Paradigm Shift prize of the “Computers in Chemistry” division of the ACS.
Bistable graphene transistor developed
Device is capable of revolutionising technologies for medical imaging and security screening.
New bulk silicon nanosystem for electro-photonic applications
Research enables bulk silicon to emit broad-spectrum, visible light, opening the possibility of devices that have both electronic and photonic components.
Optical surface for new solar cells, computing, and sensing
New optical technologies using “metasurfaces” capable of the ultra-efficient control of light are nearing commercialization.
Where Materials Scientists Meet – the 2012 MRS Fall Meeting
The 2012 Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society (MRS) took place in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, from November 25 to November 30.
When Polymers Bite Back: A Kinetic Model for Suspension Polymerization
The free-radical polymerization of vinyl chloride is investigated using quantum chemical methods.
Combined STM and DFT studies of rutile surface chemistry
New work looks at recent progress in STM and DFT studies on the electronic structure of reduced rutile titanium dioxide.
Microelectronics from MOFs: Single Crystal Microstructuring
Conductive metallic 3D nanostructures can be made inside a single crystal of a photocatalytically active metal-organic framework, say Belgian scientists.
Paving the way for graphene-based nanoelectronics
Nobel laureate Kostya Novoselov and his team open up graphene-based nanoelectronic devices by scanning probe lithography.