Researchers show that ionic and electronic conduction occur simultaneously in self-assembled peptide nanostructures.
Porous polymer membrane can flex its muscles
A membrane that can lift 20 times its own weight when it comes into contact with a solvent vapour has been developed by a German/Chinese team.
Altering the optical properties of organic crystals
European researchers have developed a multi-displinary approach to designing organic crystals with targeted linear and nonlinear optical properties.
Functionalizing microstructuring surfaces without distortion
A team at the University of Central Florida has developed an alternative route for functionalizing polymers using water-based chemistry.
Investigating quantum dot photoluminescence
Researchers have observed drastic shifts in the photoluminescence emission spectra of quantum dots.
Nano-confinement reduces the chaos of DNA interactions: Bringing order to chemotherapy
Researchers at Texas A&M have observed dynamics that could otherwise be discounted as noise in DNA/small molecule interactions.
Ultrasmall plasmonic Ag clusters are supported!
Employing s-SHG and s-CRD spectroscopy, German scientists shed light on silver cluster as small as tens of atoms.
Ice-templating makes flexible and stretchable conductors
Shu-Hong Yu and his team from USTC have proposed a general and efficient assembly strategy to assemble versatile 1D nanomaterials.
New strategy for individualized cancer treatment
Dr. Xian-Zheng Zhang and co-workers have fabricated a biodegradable chimeric peptide for cancer therapy and real-time apoptosis imaging.
Fabricating on-chip chalcogenide photonic elements
A group publish work exploring new routes for the fabrication of on-chip photonic elements with chalcogenides.