Welcome guests: Added molecules allow metal-organic frameworks to conduct electricity
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 18:01
in Physics & Chemistry
Scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Sandia National Laboratories have added something new to a family of engineered, high-tech materials called metal-organic frameworks (MOFs): the ability to conduct electricity. This breakthrough—conductive MOFs—has the potential to make these already remarkable materials even more useful, particularly for detecting gases and toxic substances.