Nanotechnology

New member added to carbon material family, a two-dimensional monolayer polymeric fullerene

PhysOrg: Synthetic carbon allotropes are fascinating for their outstanding properties and potential applications. Scientists have devoted decades to synthesizing new types of carbon materials. However, a two-dimensional fullerene, which…

Aerogel integrated wood provides better insulation than existing plastic-based materials

PhysOrg: One day soon, buildings could become more energy-efficient—and environmentally sustainable—with insulating material developed from wood by researchers in Sweden. The newly-developed material offers as good or even better…

Nanostructures Control Ultraviolet Light Generation

Physics: Pulses of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light are used to study very fast processes and very small things. Generating these pulses has become routine with a technique called high-harmonic generation, which uses an “upconversion” material to transform low-frequency pulses to…

Long-hypothesized ‘next generation wonder material’ created for first time

PhysOrg: For over a decade, scientists have attempted to synthesize a new form of carbon called graphyne with limited success. That endeavor is now at an end, though, thanks…