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Precisely arranging nanoparticles
In the incredibly small world of molecules, the elementary building blocks – the atoms – join together in a very regular pattern. In...
Sep 20, 20232 min read


Copper-doped tungstic acid nanocrystals transform infrared light conversion
Systematic copper doping boosts all-solar utilization in tungstic acid nanocrystals. Sunlight is an inexhaustible source of energy, and...
Sep 18, 20232 min read


New material offers more durable, sustainable multi-level non-volatile phase change memory
Scientists have achieved a breakthrough in the development of non-volatile phase change memory−−a type of electronic memory that can...
Sep 18, 20233 min read


"Countercation engineering" for thermoresponsive graphene-oxide nanosheets
Thermoresponsive graphene-oxide (GO) nanosheets are promising for diverse applications, such as smart surfaces and membranes, hydrogel...
Sep 14, 20233 min read


Scientists reveal twisting-untwisting-retwisting cycle of nanohelices
Reversible nanohelix transformation is one of the most exquisite and important phenomena in nature. Nanomaterials rarely form helical...
Sep 14, 20232 min read


UChicago researchers synthesize new family of hybrid organic-inorganic MXenes
UChicago investigators have made progress with the synthesis of novel compounds, hybrid MXenes, that combine organic and inorganic...
Sep 13, 20233 min read
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