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Polymers go 2D

Researchers have developed a novel photopolymerization process for synthesizing two-dimensional polymers.

New study confirms battery benefits of anionic redox reaction

For the first time, researchers have directly observed the anionic redox reaction in a lithium-rich battery material with high energy density.

Unusual electron highway discovered in novel alloy

Based on their predictions, researchers have developed a bismuth alloy with oddly behaving electrons that manipulate heat in unusual ways.

Laser pulses illuminate ultrafast magnetism

Scientists struck a crystalline material with ultrafast pulses of laser light and then used X-rays to probe how its magnetic order changes.

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Mystery of metal-nitrogen-carbon catalysts solved

researchers reveal the secrets of transition metal-nitrogen-carbon (M-N-C) catalyst pyrolysis

Researchers get drop on quantum confinement in perovskites

Researchers have shown that quantum confinement can occur in perovskites, causing them to behave like liquid quantum dots, or 'quantum drops'.

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Researchers make critical finding about novel semimetal

Researchers have found that a semimetal made of cerium, ruthenium and tin is quantum critical in its native state, without the need for any fine-tuning.

New study takes bite out of graphene nanoribbons

Researchers have shown that 'bite-defects' in graphene nanoribbons can disrupt their electronic transport but also yield spin-polarized currents.