People are increasingly drawn to electronics that are more compact and easier to use. Thanks to rapid advancements in nanotechnology, we're seeing more and more possibilities for creating smaller ...

A high magnification transmission electron micrograph showing a snapshot of time during the nucleation and growth of carbon nanotubes from catalytically active iron nanoparticles supported on aluminum ...

Single-walled carbon nanotubes are tiny tubular structures with remarkable strength, electrical conductivity, and potential for next-generation technologies. However, the smallest versions of these ...

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 ...

Carbice’s solution, known as the Ice Pad, solves this problem both on a thermal and a mechanical level, Cola says. By laying a sheet of nanotubes across the chip, where the paste would be, he says it ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

Real-time microscopy and AI reveal how atomic wetting controls tin oxide nanowire growth inside carbon nanotubes, uncovering ...

Tiny tubes of carbon that emit single photons from just one point along their length have been made in a deterministic manner by RIKEN researchers. Such carbon nanotubes could form the basis of future ...