Intense lasers cook up complex, self-assembled nanomaterials
Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 05:50
in Physics & Chemistry
Nanoscale materials feature extraordinary, billionth-of-a-meter qualities that transform everything from energy generation to data storage. But while a nanostructured solar cell may be fantastically efficient, that precision is notoriously difficult to achieve on industrial scales. The solution may be self-assembly, or training molecules to stitch themselves together into high-performing configurations.