Fixing the positions of individual molecules on the surface of a single layer of silicon atoms
A new way to control the positioning of individual molecules on the surface of materials that are only a single layer of atoms thick has been discovered by a team of scientists from the LCN at UCL in the UK; the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology...
Encapsulation and Polymerisation of White Phosphorus Inside Single-wall Carbon Nanotubes
Single-walled carbon nanotubes have been used to encapsulate many types of materials since their discovery, but now other nanostructured phosphorus allotropes are attracting considerable attention as well. The white phosphorus allotrope, which consists of tetrahedral...
Understanding how ice crystals form in clouds
How ice forms on the surfaces of mineral dust particles in the atmosphere has been revealed by a team from the LCN and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany. More than 90% of precipitation over land relies on the formation of ice crystals on airborne...