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(Funded by the National Science Foundation)

By introducing defects into the structure of a metal-organic framework, Rice University researchers found they could increase the amount of toxic pollutants called perfluorooctanesulfonic acid that the metal-organic framework could hold, as well as the speed with which it could adsorb them from heavily polluted industrial wastewater.

(Funded by the National Science Foundation)

By introducing defects into the structure of a metal-organic framework, Rice University researchers found they could increase the amount of toxic pollutants called perfluorooctanesulfonic acid that the metal-organic framework could hold, as well as the speed with which it could adsorb them from heavily polluted industrial wastewater.

(Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy)

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have demonstrated how nanoscale defects can enhance the properties of an ultrathin, so-called 2-D material.

(Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy)

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have demonstrated how nanoscale defects can enhance the properties of an ultrathin, so-called 2-D material.

(Funded by the National Science Foundation and the Army Research Office)

Scientists have discovered an easier way to produce an infrared camera than the current methods. This novel method may one day lead to much more cost-effective infrared cameras, which, in turn, could enable infrared cameras for common consumer electronics and sensors to help autonomous cars see their surroundings more accurately.

(Funded by the National Science Foundation and the Army Research Office)

Scientists have discovered an easier way to produce an infrared camera than the current methods. This novel method may one day lead to much more cost-effective infrared cameras, which, in turn, could enable infrared cameras for common consumer electronics and sensors to help autonomous cars see their surroundings more accurately.

(Funded by the National Science Foundation)

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have combined graphene with nano-sized ribbons of gold to create an ultrasensitive biosensor that could help detect very small amounts of misfolded proteins, which are the hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, Chronic Wasting Disease, and mad cow disease.

(Funded by the National Science Foundation)

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have combined graphene with nano-sized ribbons of gold to create an ultrasensitive biosensor that could help detect very small amounts of misfolded proteins, which are the hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, Chronic Wasting Disease, and mad cow disease.

(Funded by the US Army Research Office, the Office of Naval Research, the National Science Foundation, and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research)

Graphene holds promise for making next-generation electronics, so researchers are exploring ways to use graphene in circuits for flexible electronics and quantum computers. But removing the fragile material from a substrate on which it is grown is challenging. To address this issue, researchers have devised a fabrication technique that applies a wax coating to a graphene sheet, increasing its performance by a factor of four, compared to graphene made with a traditional polymer-protecting layer.

(Funded by the US Army Research Office, the Office of Naval Research, the National Science Foundation, and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research)

Graphene holds promise for making next-generation electronics, so researchers are exploring ways to use graphene in circuits for flexible electronics and quantum computers. But removing the fragile material from a substrate on which it is grown is challenging. To address this issue, researchers have devised a fabrication technique that applies a wax coating to a graphene sheet, increasing its performance by a factor of four, compared to graphene made with a traditional polymer-protecting layer.