Carefully engineered CdSe/CdS colloidal quantum dots show an almost constant amplified spontaneous emission threshold over a temperature range from 5–325 K.
Advanced Materials
Advanced Origami: Nanostructures From Flowers to Boxes
Researchers develop complex 3D nanometer-sized structures using ion-induced plastic strain.
Carbon/polymer nanospheres developed for microelectronics
A group from the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science have developed a method for the production of mesoporous polymer/carbon nanospheres.
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The Secret of Mussel Strength: Materials to Mimic The Mussel Byssus
Researchers investigate formation of polymer networks produced by mixing Fe(III) and polymers, mimicking the reaction that mussels use to bind to rocks.
Carbon coating on lithium electrodes: the influence of impurity phases
Prof. Xueliang (Andy) Sun and colleagues from Western University in Canada have directly studied LiFePO4 carbon coating, for lithium ion battery cathodes.
Stretchable conductors created using CNT fibers
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Effects of Electric Fields on Collodial Dimer Formation
US-based researchers have studied the electric-field directed assembly of geometrically anisotropic particles.
Near-Field Enhancements along Ring-Shaped Nanostructures
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Photocatalysis as an energy source: Zn-Ga-O nanocubes improve conversion rate
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