Scientists have shown that microwave impedance microscopy can be used to determine several properties of individual nanotubes.
28 January 2016
New carbon materials are finding a plethora of new applications in environmental and other key technology sectors.
27 January 2016Cordelia Sealy
manipulating electrons in thin semiconductors by confining them in device made from 2D material
26 January 2016Laurie Donaldson
optoelectronic microprocessors using light to move information
25 January 2016Laurie Donaldson
Congratulations to our editors listed in Thomson Reuters 'World's Most Influential Scientific Minds 2015'.
22 January 2016
A novel type of transparent electrode for use in touchscreens comprises a grid of gold or silver ‘nanowalls’ on a glass surface.
22 January 2016
Copper alloy nanoparticles can be used to produce affordable conductive inks with high oxidation resistance.
21 January 2016
Depositing organic polymers on a metal substrate offers a new way to fabricate atomically-controlled carbon nanostructures.
21 January 2016
Trapped, laser cooled metal ions display two-phonon quantum interference
19 January 2016David Bradley
A new way to produce solid-state lithium-ion batteries involves melting the solid electrolyte and then coating it onto the battery electrodes.
15 January 2016
A new non-destructive technique can investigate phase changes in crystalline materials by monitoring acoustic responses at the nanoscale.
15 January 2016
Phase transitions in high-performance materials
14 January 2016David Bradley
A novel solid electrolyte for lithium batteries made from polymer and glass overcomes many of the problems that plague other solid electrolytes.
13 January 2016
Through its use of low-cost materials, a new flow battery technology is projected to cost 60% less than today's standard flow batteries.
13 January 2016
Simple synthesis strategy could enable carbon nanomaterials
to retain their unique properties in three-dimensions.
8 January 2016Cordelia Sealy
Skin-like polymeric material uses carbon nanotubes to bring a sense of touch to robotic and prosthetic devices.
8 January 2016Cordelia Sealy
two innovations could overcome the limitations of carbon nanotube transistors
7 January 2016Cordelia Sealy
Scientists have created a two-dimensional sheet of boron, analogous to graphene, which they term borophene.
7 January 2016
Scientists have experimentally confirmed that graphene nanoribbons with certain precise widths are metallic rather than semiconducting.
4 January 2016
Thin films of correlated metals such as strontium vanadate are both highly transparent and electrically conductive.
4 January 2016
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3 January 2016