Scientists uncovered a transformative approach to harnessing the catalytic power of aluminum nanoparticles by annealing them in various gas atmospheres at high temperatures.
Researchers unveiled a technique using electric fields to induce "explosive emulsification" propelling liquid droplets via nanoparticle interface effects, enabling programmable soft microactuators.
A research team has successfully synthesized a metal nanocluster and determined its crystal structure. Their study provides experimental evidence for understanding and designing nanoclusters with specific properties at the atomic level.
Researchers measure ballistic conductance for long molecular nanoribbons in air and at room temperature. This work lays the foundation for long, perfectly-transmissive molecular wires with technological potential.
Increasingly, scientists are turning to the human brain as a model for solving computing challenges related to artificial intelligence and nanodevices. But doing so requires materials that can mimic our neural circuits at the very smallest scale.