Scientists have invented a metal nanowire-based battery material that can be recharged hundreds of thousands of times.
27 April 2016
Using a new synthesis approach, scientists have developed a polar metal that possesses both insulating and conducting properties.
27 April 2016
A novel metamaterial made of nanoscale structures of gold and magnesium fluoride can radiate heat at specific wavelengths and in specific directions.
26 April 2016
Scientists have uncovered the structural similarity between smectic liquid crystals and a crystalline structure of steel known as martensites.
25 April 2016
View details about the Fifth International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials, taking place in March 2017.
22 April 2016
Ultra-thin ferroelectric films based on hafnium oxide could produce non-volatile memory elements called ferroelectric tunnel junctions.
22 April 2016
By using a scanning tunneling microscope to image pairs of electrons in a superconductor, scientists have discovered a new state of electronic matter.
21 April 2016
Scientists predict that in certain crystal materials current can only flow through a set of surface channels that resemble an hourglass.
20 April 2016
Applying a magnetic field to a novel non-magnetic metal made it conduct 70% more electricity, even though basic physics would have predicted the opposite.
15 April 2016
Applying pressure can change the properties of the crystalline materials known as perovskites and how they respond to light.
11 April 2016
A new type of amorphous steel alloy possesses a record-breaking ability to withstand an impact without deforming permanently.
8 April 2016
Scientists have detected a new state of matter known as a quantum spin liquid in the 2D material ruthenium chloride.
6 April 2016
Rediscovered synthesis methods for transition metal dichalcogenides could enable future optical, electronic, and mechanical devices.
6 April 2016Cordelia Sealy
Scientists have used computer-based calculations to show that two dimensional boron is a low-temperature superconductor.
5 April 2016