Experts in nanocrystal growth and electron microscopy combined their skills to record the first ever direct observations in real-time of the growth of single nanocrystals in solution. Their findings ...

The veil is being lifted from the once unseen world of molecular activity. Not so long ago only the final products were visible and scientists were forced to gauge the processes behind those products ...

Nanosize colloidal platinum (Pt) particles are potentially important in industrial catalysis. The selectivity and activities of Pt particles strongly depend on their sizes and shapes. Much effort has ...

They won't be coming soon to a multiplex near you, but movies showing the growth of platinum nanocrystals at the atomic-scale in real-time have blockbuster potential. A team of scientists with the ...