(Nanowerk Spotlight) Two-dimensional (2D) materials like graphene and molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) are known to have unique properties. The family of 2D structures with a wide range of chemistries can ...

An optical illusion of a 3D triangular building resembling a 2D glass sheet has gone viral, leaving viewers confused. The image features multiple buildings, with a slim and thin glass-like panel ...

Yong Chen, Karl Lark-Horovitz Professor of physics and astronomy and professor of electrical and computer engineering, director of the Purdue Quantum Science and Engineering Institute, and director of ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) MXenes move nanotechnology from using a few “wonder materials” to manipulation of hundreds and even thousands of 2D building blocks to assemble designer materials and devices.

An individual reacted to this optical illusion and wrote, “They forgot to build the building. They just built the glass and said ‘ok’.” Have you come across optical illusions that have left you ...