The electric fields that form at the interface between metals and semiconductors can alter their mechanical properties.
29 January 2016
The empty spaces that form between nanoparticles in self-assembling clusters can act as nanoflasks for speeding up chemical reactions.
28 January 2016
Scientists have shown that microwave impedance microscopy can be used to determine several properties of individual nanotubes.
28 January 2016
Recognizing 60 years of achievements in field emission and atomic scale microscopy.
27 January 2016Julie Cairney, Baptiste Gault and David Larson
Cell-free protein synthesis for on-demand therapeutic proteins.
27 January 2016Laurie Donaldson
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
Encoding images in infrared signals.
25 January 2016Laurie Donaldson
Studying a high-entropy alloy with transmission electron microscopy has revealed several mechanisms that make it both very tough and strong.
25 January 2016
The editors of Current Applied Physics give recommendations for recently published articles.
25 January 2016
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
Polymer fibers of the right size and shape could help regrowing nerve cells repair tissue damage after injury
22 January 2016Cordelia Sealy
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
US scientists have developed a new platform to rapidly screen formulations for current gene-editing systems.
20 January 2016Laurie Winkless
Monolayers of hollow carbon spheres can make a novel, low-cost, ultra-lightweight antireflective coating for microwave radiation.
20 January 2016
By encasing a hydrogen-producing enzyme within a viral protein shell, scientists have developed a novel fuel cell catalyst.
19 January 2016
Trapped, laser cooled metal ions display two-phonon quantum interference
19 January 2016David Bradley
Modeling meta materials with a negative refractive index
18 January 2016David Bradley
Just add water to gold nanodroplets to have them etching straight channels in a surface.
18 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
Boron nitride nanotubes produce strong polymer composites than carbon nanotubes.
14 January 2016
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
Using chains of magnetic nanoparticles to manipulate elastic polymers in three dimensions, scientists have produced novel soft robots.
12 January 2016
A new type of synthetic bone graft can boost the body’s own ability to regenerate bone tissue and could produce better outcomes for patients.
12 January 2016
New faster high-res AFM that can take real-time videos.
11 January 2016Laurie Donaldson
Scientists have developed a new process that can produce silica compounds from the hulls left over from processing rice.
11 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
A novel metamaterial can manipulate acoustic waves at more than double the resolution currently possible for acoustic imaging.
6 January 2016
Modeling shows hybrid material that responds to different stimuli.
6 January 2016Laurie Donaldson
Encasing sunscreen active ingredient inside sticky polymer nanoparticles stops penetration into the skin.
5 January 2016Cordelia Sealy
New firefighting foam based on silica nanoparticles.
5 January 2016Laurie Donaldson
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