Carbon nanotubes are moving from lab curiosities to workhorse components in quantum hardware, and one of the most striking examples is their use as single-photon light sources. By exploiting their ...

Carbon nanotubes are one of those supermaterials — a cylinder with a diameter of one or two nanometers — that are full of dreamy applications, ranging from supercomputers to ultra-efficient ...

This material should be useful for applications in the aerospace industry, among others. The authors of the paper performed a series of experiments to study the effect of high pressure on multiwall ...

Cells in our bodies have the ability to speak with one another much like humans do. This communication allows organs in our bodies to work synchronously, which in turn, enables us to perform the ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) In chemistry, the process of doping refers to adding impurities to a very pure - or intrinsic - substance in order to alter its properties. Doping is used in the semiconductor ...

A key advancement in the design of high performance carbon-based electronics has been made by scientists, outlines a new report. Pioneering research published in Nature by Professor Feng Ding's team ...

“...rather than there being a single structure or function for membrane nanotubes, it is now clear that there is considerable heterogeneity in their properties ...

The self-assembly of short peptides has been recently established as an easy route to various macromolecular nanostructures with promising applications in tissue engineering, biomedical devices and ...

Flexible perovskite solar modules (f-PSMs) are a key innovation in current renewable energy technology, offering a pathway toward sustainable and efficient energy solutions. However, ensuring ...

Pioneering research published in Nature by Professor Feng Ding's team from the Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), in collaboration with ...

(Nanowerk News) Pioneering research published in Nature ("Arrays of horizontal carbon nanotubes of controlled chirality grown using designed catalysts") by Professor Feng Ding's team from the Center ...