Careful tuning of a surface at the nanoscale could lead to robust materials for solar panels, other uses.
New approach to design and assemble tiny composite materials could advance energy storage.
Atomic-scale defects in graphene are shown to selectively allow protons to pass through a barrier that is just one carbon atom thick.
Innovative materials adsorb carbon dioxide via an unprecedented cooperative insertion mechanism.
Researchers determine the reaction pathway to how soot and other toxic components form in combustion systems.
New structures could accelerate progress toward faster computing and high-security data transfer across fiber optic networks.
X-ray pulses from the Linac Coherent Light Source probe the molecular dynamics of photoexcitation.
Nanowire-based design incorporates two semiconductors to enhance absorption of light.
Study reveals peculiar mechanism of radical addition-elimination, enabling more accurate modeling of combustion and other reactions.
Hot nanostructures cool faster when they are physically close together.
For the first time, researchers detect how light excites electrons in metal.
Unusual structure, bonding, and properties may provide a new possibility for a californium borate.
