Metallic nanoparticles, consisting of a few to several thousand atoms or simple molecules, are attracting significant interest. Electrodes coated with layers of nanoparticles (nanolayers) are ...

Chemical design of multicomponent nanocrystals requires atomic-level understanding of reaction kinetics. Here, we apply single-particle imaging coupled with atomistic simulation to study reaction ...

The atomic-scale resolution of TEM comes at the price of requiring that the transmitted electron beam reach the imaging lenses and detector, and so TEM works only for ultra-thin, electron-transparent ...

Graphene is often considered a ‘wonder material’ for electronics applications. 1 However, while graphene has been proposed as a foundation for making advanced electronics that can be highly ...

Huang et al. from Cornall University produced some astonishing images of graphene grains that resembled a patchwork quilt. These images have been published in Nature. How Were These Images Obtained ...

FEI Company announced the Ultimate Throughput™ and Ultimate Imaging™ Connectivity Solutions. By accelerating and improving the quality of preparation, imaging and analysis of the ultra-thin samples ...

Scientists have developed a technology that enables engineers to observe processes occurring in liquid media on the smallest possible scale which is less than a nanometer. The Korea Advanced Institute ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Though nanometer-level imaging has come far ...