A new record has been set for calculating the energy distribution function, or 'density of states', for over 100,000 silicon atoms, a first in computational materials science.
The use of an imperfect 2D material, contrary to conventional approaches, was found to increase carrier mobility by two orders at room temperature. This discovery paves a smoother path to 2D materials for semiconductors.
A novel antifouling nanofiltration membrane for various types of industrial liquid separation applies new knowledge about the role of pore size distribution in filtration.
The octahedral molecular sieve (OMS-1) is a very powerful manganese oxide-based catalyst, and researchers have found a remarkably simple way to synthesize it.
A vaccination as tumor therapy - with a vaccine individually created from a patient's tissue sample that "'attaches' the body's own immune system to cancer cells: a team of researchers has now achieved the basis for this long-term vision.
Researchers used straightforward chemical synthesis to modulate the phase transition of a thermal conductivity-switching block copolymer. Reversible changes in the nanostructured anisotropy in the material corresponded to an approximately two-fold change in the thermal conductivity.
The interface between gases and liquids is found throughout nature. It is also important to many industrial processes. To improve understanding of the gas-liquid interface, researchers have developed an apparatus to study reactions between gas molecules and highly volatile liquids with new levels of detail.
