By heating ethene in stages on a rhodium catalyst substrate, scientists have managed to convert it to layers of graphene.
19 May 2017
Two new discoveries provide a way to ‘stencil’ 2D materials in precise locations and overcome a barrier to their use in next-generation electronics.
17 May 2017
Using an an atomic-scale 'color center' found only in diamonds, scientists have become the first to image how electrons move in graphene.
12 May 2017
There will be four awards of $2,000 each for Acta Materialia, Scripta Materialia and Acta Biomaterialia.
11 May 2017
A novel fabrication process can produce carbon nanotube textiles with high electrical conductivity and a high level of toughness.
10 May 2017
A low-cost chemical process can transform waste glass bottles into nanosilicon anodes for high-performance lithium-ion batteries.
8 May 2017
Scientists have used graphene to transfer intricate crystalline patterns from an underlying semiconductor wafer to a top layer of identical material.
5 May 2017
Molecular crystal lattice made up of fullerene molecules called fullerite has outstanding stiffness and hardness.
3 May 2017Cordelia Sealy