Nanoscience – Page 11
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RSCPaul O'Brien, former vice president of Royal Society of Chemistry, dies aged 64
O’Brien, a ‘steadfast, positive and committed member and representative of our community’ passed away on 16 October
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ResearchThe luck of the materials scientist
Studying the structure of disordered materials is complicated, but Simon Billinge explains how it opens the door to designer materials with desired properties
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ResearchAnti-icing hairs bounce water droplets
Superhydrophobic magnetic array halts ice formation on surfaces
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ResearchPlasmonic photocatalysts flatten reaction barriers
Light-driven reactions under mild conditions made possible with metal plasmonic nanoparticles
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ResearchNanoparticles offer extensive new cure for snakebites
Treatment neutralises venom, reducing tissue damage
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ResearchMacrocycles power up carbon nanotubes
Interlocked molecules tune the electronic properties of nanotubes, allowing researchers to control their catalytic activity
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Research2D metal–organic framework layer is magnetic
Chemists prepare the first single layer MOF obtained by mechanical exfoliation
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ResearchCarboxylic acid layer integral to titanium dioxide self-cleaning method
Tricky surface analysis reveals unexpected mechanism
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ResearchIron-trapping nanoparticles could help preserve the Mary Rose
Removing iron from the 16th century shipwreck’s wooden structures can halt the formation of sulfuric acid
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News2D material synthetic retina shows promise in animal tests
Graphene and molybdenum disulfide array offers advantages over current silicon retinal implants
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ResearchProbability count reveals single atoms under electron microscope
Statistical model removes human bias in finding individual atoms in fuzzy images
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ResearchA sweet way to make graphene
Green method generates nanomaterial by exfoliating graphite with sugars
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ResearchNanotube locked inside a porphyrin
Rotaxane-like assembly formed from mechanically interlocked carbon nanotubes and macrocylic porphyrin rings
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ResearchQuantum dot heat engine works without moving parts
Similar systems could be used to generate electricity from waste heat in solar cells
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Research2D materials captured at highest ever resolution
Single-atom defects visualised in a molybdenum disulfide monolayer in unprecedented detail using electron microscopy
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ResearchPressure washer method for making graphene
New process generates high quality 2D crystals in minutes
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ResearchFlick of a switch alters permeability of graphene oxide
Membrane with built-in electric switch could find use in water purification or artificial biological systems
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ResearchCatalyst converts methane to methanol at room temperature
Iron-studded graphene offers noble metal free route to important chemical feedstock
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Research2D materials made in MOF factory
Polymerisation process for making phosphorus nanosheets could become model strategy for other 2D materials
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NewsIndian institute investigates nanoscientists for indiscriminate image manipulation
Four new retractions bring the total for Rashmi Madhuri and Prashant Sharma up to 14, with at least another 50 papers potentially affected