NANOTECHNOLOGYIn the Information Age, electronic devices are almost everywhere - pushing developers and researchers to find lighter and more flexible materials that could prevent interference between devices and minimize radiation exposure to humans.
In a strange turn of quantum materials research, researchers could fabricate a material that exhibits both superconductivity and quantum Hall effect - two phenomena that are generally seen as opposites as far as electrical resistance is concerned.
Holograms have been used for a variety of applications - passports and licenses, credit cards, product packaging. Now, edible holograms could soon be used to decorate food items.
Materials tend to behave differently under very small environments, such as in the micro and nano scales. In some substances, it includes the formation of mesocrystals - and researchers have observed their formation for the first time.
A recently-published study of electronic states' changing shape induced by such interactions, has potential application in using molecules as "individually addressable units."
Two-dimensional (2D) materials are the subjects of increased scientific interest, potentially improving electronic devices past the limitations of conventional silicon substrates.
Unbeknownst to many, consumer products are filled with nanomaterials that are harmful to the health. They are considered the invisible killers that are more dangerous to viruses in the long term if no safety precautions are made.
Researchers have found that silver embedded in antimicrobial plastic - often used for food and beverage packaging - could lead the packaging and form into its contents, especially for sweet and sugary foods.