Using plasmonic silver nanocubes, researchers have developed a novel technique for printing and imaging across a range of colors.
29 December 2016
A new perspective article reviews the state-of-the-art of autonomous polymers and lays out future directions for the field.
29 December 2016
The redistribution of energy in quasicrystals takes place as a chain reaction that resembles the forked branches of a lightning strike.
28 December 2016
Researchers have shown how a molecular cap can trap potentially harmful emissions within MOFs.
28 December 2016
Scientists have chemically-modified sawdust to make it oil-attracting and buoyant, and thus ideal for cleaning up oil spills in the Arctic.
27 December 2016
Scientists have developed a novel way to synthesize nano-sized Lonsdaleite, hexagonal diamonds that are much harder than regular diamonds.
27 December 2016
New high-precision sensor measures changes in magnetic fields.
26 December 2016Laurie Donaldson
Metallic organic, no pressure, TED.
23 December 2016David Bradley
Hexavalent nitrogen compounds a possibility.
23 December 2016David Bradley
Record-breaking perovskite solar
22 December 2016David Bradley
novel hemostatic treatment based on a shape memory polymer (SMP) foam combined with an antibacterial hydrogel suitable for deep wounds
22 December 2016Cordelia Sealy
Water stays "stiff" in carbon nanotubes even above its normal boiling temperature.
21 December 2016David Bradley
Inducing electrical doping in organic semiconductor films could lead to cheaper solar cells.
21 December 2016Laurie Donaldson
Using a special electron microscope with atomic-level resolution, scientists have shown that large ions can hold open atomic tunnels in battery electrodes.
20 December 2016
Scientists have discovered that step edges in topological crystalline insulators can produce electrically conducting pathways.
20 December 2016
Chinese researchers say that high-rate, long-life batteries could be one step closer, thanks to nanofiber anodes.
19 December 2016Laurie Winkless
Researchers have shown that adding graphene to glass-fibre composites could improve their crash performance.
19 December 2016Laurie Winkless
Bimetallic particles of nickel and cobalt form an extremely porous ‘Swiss cheese’-like structure on oxidation, increasing their catalytic activity.
16 December 2016
Synthesizing cement particles in a variety of shapes, including cubes and spheres, can produce concrete that is less porous and more durable.
16 December 2016
New additions to the Materials Today family.
14 December 2016Chun-Sing Lee
By studying electron spins in an ytterbium crystal, scientists have detected strong signs of a quantum spin liquid appearing at near absolute zero.
14 December 2016
Shining light at terahertz wavelengths at a topological insulator has revealed that it straddles the classical and quantum realms.
14 December 2016
First articles, available now.
13 December 2016Stewart Bland
New porous materials made of transition metals such as cobalt, iron and nickel can store hydrogen at low pressures and room temperature.
13 December 2016
Researchers have found that the entire surface of molybdenum sulfide can be used as a hydrogen evolution catalyst, not just the edges.
13 December 2016
Changing the length of the polymer ‘thread’ between each molecular ‘bead’ can increase the strain and rupture strength of polymer gels.
12 December 2016
Nanoscale defects in a superconducting material can interact with weak magnetic fields to put the brakes on superconductivity.
12 December 2016
Scientists have developed a luminescent metal-organic framework that can detect and capture heavy metal toxins such as lead and mercury.
9 December 2016
Patterned diamond surfaces covered with a layer of graphene can efficiently transport phonons from a semiconductor to a diamond heat sink.
9 December 2016
Exciting the polaritons in 2D materials can cause electromagnetic energy to be focused down to a tiny volume.
9 December 2016
When confined within carbon nanotubes, water can freeze solid even at high temperatures that would normally set it boiling.
8 December 2016
Researchers have developed a novel approach to fabricating 3D micro-optics through the shape-defined formation of porous silicon.
8 December 2016
introducing an additional polymer layer into ‘inverted’ perovskite solar cells can boost performance
8 December 2016Cordelia Sealy
Do you qualify for the 2017 Reaxys PhD Prize?
8 December 2016
Illuminating photonic crystals with laser light generates patterns that reveal how light beams of different colors bend as they pass through the crystal.
7 December 2016
Nanoparticles can break down hazardous organic dyes into harmless molecules.
7 December 2016Cordelia Sealy
Using powerful computer simulations, researchers have determined why the friction varies when an object slides across graphene.
6 December 2016
A new perovskite material with unique magnetic properties could be used to build next-generation hard drives.
6 December 2016
Professor Allan S. Hoffman wins 2017 Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal.
5 December 2016
A liquid, BODIPY dye-based battery of the future.
5 December 2016David Bradley
DMS from biofouling of plastic could attract foraging seabirds.
5 December 2016David Bradley
The mathematics of making coffee, liquid extraction optimization.
2 December 2016David Bradley
Mimicking the colorful nano structures of the metallica spider.
2 December 2016David Bradley
A low-cost, scalable spray-printing process can fabricate high-quality, isolated organic single crystals on almost any substrate.
1 December 2016
By propelling silver nanowires at supersonic speed, scientists have produced an ultrathin film that is both transparent and highly conductive.
1 December 2016