How do nanoparticles organize as a liquid droplet dries? A new study uncovers the key role of surfactants in directing the formation of ordered plasmonic materials. Evaporation-induced self-assembly (EISA) is …

The discovery of new cost-effective and noble metal-free materials without sacrificing catalytic performance is of high interest for electrochemical water splitting. A consortium led by researchers from Laboratoire de Physique …

A collaborative work reports the first effort for printing of 1D nanomaterials onto surfaces using bubble printing, as well as the transfer of the unique optical properties of liquid crystals …

Researchers have developed a new way to dynamically control circularly polarized light by self-assembling chiral metallic nanoparticles. This result, at the crossroad between physics and chemistry, offers prospects for the …

Red or even green aurorae observations at mid-latitudes are rare but not exceptional. However, while high-latitude sightings of blue aurorae are frequent, sighting at mid-latitudes have rarely been reported. During …

Scientists from CNRS have studied the shape evolution of gold nano-tetrapods and revealed a two-step kinetics process: the four arms—initially sharp—quickly blunt, followed by a slow retraction towards an almost …

Researchers at the Laboratoire de Physique des Solides have studied the self-assembly of liquid-crystal particles inside a droplet when the latter evaporates within an acoustic levitator. The resulting structures formed …