These tiny plastic particles, which originated from such consumer products as water bottles, food packaging and clothing, were found to have surprising diversity in shape and chemical composition.
Electrospinning and electrospraying for fabricating novel nanomaterials is an urgent area of research for materials scientists and biomedical engineers.
A self-confined solid-state dewetting mechanism significantly reduces the reliance on complex nanofabrication techniques, paving the way for efficient wafer-scale patterning of non-closely packed gold nanoparticle arrays.
SAW technologies, crucial for microfluidics, face slow and complex manufacturing. A new method using aerosol jet printing speeds up device creation with materials like silver nanowires and graphene, reducing development time.
A groundbreaking research breakthrough in solar energy has propelled the development of the world's most efficient quantum dot solar cell, marking a significant leap towards the commercialization of next-generation solar cells.
Researchers mapped out how flecks of 2D materials move in liquid ? knowledge that could help scientists assemble macroscopic-scale materials with the same useful properties as their 2D counterparts.
Researchers have developed a low-temperature plasma method to produce mesoporous metal oxides, overcoming challenges that have limited integration in flexible electronics.
Researchers have developed a transmissive thin scintillator using perovskite nanocrystals, designed for real-time tracking and counting of single protons. The exceptional sensitivity is attributed to biexcitonic radiative emission generated through proton-induced upconversion and impact ionisation.
The breakthrough is expected to lead to greater efficiency and miniaturization of communication devices in fields such as artificial intelligence and automation technology.
