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Nano ‘sandwich’ offers unique properties
Rice University researchers have modeled a nanoscale sandwich, the first in what they hope will become a molecular deli for materials...
Feb 28, 20172 min read
Improving DNA-detecting transistors using graphene
Graphene-based transistors could soon help diagnose genetic diseases. Researchers in India and Japan have developed an improved method...
Feb 27, 20172 min read
Three layers of graphene reveals a new kind of magnet
Metals have a large density of electrons and to be able to see the wave nature of electrons one has to make metallic wires that are only...
Feb 24, 20172 min read
Nano-level lubricant tuning improves material for electronic devices and surface coatings
Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), which is ubiquitously used as a solid lubricant, has recently been shown to have a two-dimensional (2D) form...
Feb 13, 20172 min read
Boron atoms stretch out, gain new powers
Hold on, there, graphene. You might think you're the most interesting new nanomaterial of the century, but boron might already have you...
Jan 31, 20174 min read
Creating atomic scale nanoribbons
Silicon crystals are the semiconductors most commonly used to make transistors, which are critical electronic components used to carry...
Jan 20, 20174 min read
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