By studying metallic glasses, scientists have revealed that the atoms in glass form a fractal pattern at small scales.
28 September 2015
Understanding the behavior of silicon nitride could lead to better performance devices for orthopedics.
25 September 2015Cordelia Sealy
A new synthetic material made from 1 billion tiny magnets undergoes phase transitions as the temperature changes.
25 September 2015
A team of physicists has induced stable ferroelectricity in a sheet of strontium titanate only a few nanometers thick.
23 September 2015
A new study of the catalytic behavior of platinum nanoparticles has revealed the importance of the iron oxide they sit on.
22 September 2015
Learning about photosynthesis with 2D HYSCORE spectroscopy
22 September 2015David Bradley
For the first time, researchers have imaged how light moves inside an exotic class of matter known as hyperbolic materials.
22 September 2015
Individual nanoparticles in solution can be resolved in 3D by combining developments in electron microscopy, biology, and computation.
21 September 2015Cordelia Sealy
Growing graphene on a liquid layers enables the production of high quality, large single crystals.
18 September 2015Cordelia Sealy
Scientists have announced the first observation of a dynamic Mott transition in a superconductor.
17 September 2015
Combining super-resolution microscopy and fluorescence spectroscopy produces a new technique for studying pores.
17 September 2015
Growing magnetic layers on a 2D crystal can provide highly local control over the preferred direction of the magnetism.
16 September 2015
A new 'electron camera' shows how individual atoms move to form wrinkles in a single layer of molecules.
16 September 2015
A new way to study nanoparticles one at a time has revealed that seemingly identical particles can have very different properties.
10 September 2015
Theoretical calculations suggest that the properties of atom-thick sheets of boron depend on where those atoms are deposited.
7 September 2015
The inner space of carbon nanotubes can act as a template for the synthesis of nanodiamond-like carbon chains.
7 September 2015
Scientists have successfully wrapped up droplets in thin polymer sheets.
4 September 2015
4 September 2015Zara Preston
The UK EPSRC has awarded a £5.4 million grant for research into new advanced biomaterials in healthcare.
3 September 2015