Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) promise to advance a number of real-world technologies. Of
these applications, they are particularly attractive for uses in chemical sensors for …

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) have been attracting tremendous attention
owing to their structure (chirality) dependent outstanding properties, which endow them with …

Developing a scalable approach to construct efficient and multifunctional electrodes for the
hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and oxygen reduction …

Creating functional electrical circuits using individual or ensemble molecules, often termed
as “molecular-scale electronics”, not only meets the increasing technical demands of the …

Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) are soft, electrically powered actuators that have no
discrete moving parts, yet can exhibit large strains (10%–50%) and moderate stress (∼ 100 …

Producing metallic hydrogen has been a great challenge in condensed matter physics.
Metallic hydrogen may be a room-temperature superconductor and metastable when the …

The development of nanotechnology has been advancing for decades and gained
acceleration in the 21st century. Two-dimensional (2D) materials are widely available, giving …

The direct-drive, laser-based approach to inertial confinement fusion (ICF) is reviewed from
its inception following the demonstration of the first laser to its implementation on the present …

Nano-bioelectronics represents a rapidly expanding interdisciplinary field that combines
nanomaterials with biology and electronics and, in so doing, offers the potential to overcome …

Pressure has long been recognized as a fundamental thermodynamic variable but its
application was previously limited by the available pressure vessels and probes. The …