Duan Group research featured in Nature Catalysis

6 years ago

Team reported a single-atom decoration approach to greatly boost the platinum nanocatalysts for efficient electrical to chemical energy conversion or vice versa. The study titled “Single-atom tailoring of platinum nanocatalysts […]

Duan Group research featured in Nature Catalysis
June 5

2019 Blavatnik National Award for Young Scientists

6 years ago

Professor Xiangfeng Duan has been named one of 31 National Finalists for the 2019 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists. Chosen from a pool of 343 nominated promising scientific researchers […]

2019 Blavatnik National Award for Young Scientists
May 29

Duan group article featured in Nature’s 150 Year anniversary collection

6 years ago

Professor Xiangfeng Duan is co-senior author of a forward looking Perspective article in a recent issue of the prestigious journal Nature.  The article was also selected for Nature‘s 150 Year […]

Duan group article featured in Nature’s 150 Year anniversary collection
March 27

UCLA researchers create ultra-lightweight ceramic material that can better withstand extreme temperatures

6 years ago

The team, co-led by Professor Xiangfeng Duan, has developed a highly durable aerogel which could ultimately be an upgrade for insulation on spacecraft. Their study titled “Double-negative-index ceramic aerogels for […]

UCLA researchers create ultra-lightweight ceramic material that can better withstand extreme temperatures
February 14

Duan group collaboration featured in ACS Central Science

7 years ago

The team reported on a new on-chip “tool” that helps to “see” & identify the key process that hinders the performance of catalyst used in fuel cells. The tool will […]

Duan group collaboration featured in ACS Central Science
June 21

Duan group collaboration featured in Nature

7 years ago

The team, co-led by Professor Xiangfeng Duan, reported on their development of a new process for assembling seminconductor devices. The study titled “Approaching the Schottky–Mott limit in van der Waals […]

Duan group collaboration featured in Nature
June 14

Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists

7 years ago

Professors Xiangfeng Duan and Neil Garg have been named two of 31 National Finalists for the 2018 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists. Chosen from a pool of 286 nominated […]

Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists
May 31

Duan group collaboration featured in Nature

7 years ago

The team, co-led by Professor Xiangfeng Duan, reported on the development of two-dimensional ‘superlattices’ which could lead to improvements in electronics. The study titled “Monolayer atomic crystal molecular superlattices” was published […]

Duan group collaboration featured in Nature
March 13