NYU scientists are using light to precisely control how tiny particles organize themselves into crystals. Their research, published in Chem, provides a simple and reversible method for forming ...

Research into the synthesis of new materials could lead to more sustainable and environmentally friendly items such as solar panels and light emitting diodes (LEDs). Scientists from Ames National ...

NYU researchers have found a way to use light to control how microscopic particles assemble into crystals, effectively ...

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. Los Alamos scientists have incorporated meticulously engineered colloidal quantum dots into a new type of light emitting diodes (LEDs) containing an integrated optical resonator, ...

Affordable clean energy and climate action are two of the sustainable development goals set by the United Nations to be achieved by 2030. The vast majority of energy technologies relies on ...

The American Chemical Society Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry is seeking papers for the 100th ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium. The symposium is sponsored by the University of ...

Team reports progress overcoming conceptual challenges promises new lasers for medicine, computing, and research. “Colloidal quantum dot diodes have great potential,” says the LANL team. Scientists ...

Shear flow dynamics play a crucial role in determining the microstructural evolution and mechanical stability of colloidal aggregates. Under an imposed shear, the interplay between hydrodynamic forces ...

Colloidal nanocrystals (CNs) are artificially grown inorganic particles stabilized by surfactants. Those smaller than 10 nm can transform their optical and electronic properties and exhibit a quantum ...

Research into the synthesis of new materials could lead to more sustainable and environmentally friendly items such as solar panels and light emitting diodes (LEDs). Scientists have developed a ...