Nanodimensional metal sulfides are a developing class of low-cost materials with potential
applications in areas as wide-ranging as energy storage, electrocatalysis, and imaging. An …

Highly anisotropic 2D nanosheets of inorganic solids with nanometer-level thickness attract
a great deal of research activity because of their unique merits in exploring novel high …

Strategies that attempt to mimic the well-defined structures or unique functions of natural
biological materials have succeeded in designing and synthesizing bio-inspired materials in …

To meet the global challenges concerning food security for the growing world population (>
7.5 billion), it is critical that crop and food production are increased and become less …

Tremendous efforts have been directed at designing functional and well‐defined 3D
structures in recent decades. Many approaches have been devised and are currently used …

The pursuit of new nanotechnologies is driven by the demand for miniaturization, ubiquitous
computing, increasing connectivity and the Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm, the …

Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles were synthesized on diatomite (DE) surface by a low
temperature sol gel technique, starting from zinc acetate dihydrate (Zn (CH 3 COO) 2· 2H 2 …

Diatom frustules with hierarchical structures have been widely investigated in many fields
due to their unique optical features, excellent mechanical resistance and extraordinarily …

The intricate patterning of diatom silica frustules at nanometer-to-micrometer scales makes
them of interest for a wide range of industrial applications. For some of these applications, a …

Porous metal nanofoams have made significant contributions to a diverse set of
technologies from separation and filtration to aerospace. Nonetheless, finer control over …