By mixing nanocrystals with polymers and ligands, scientists have found a way to switch between a liquid-like state and a solid-like state.
14 August 2018
Novel all-solid-state batteries based on thin films benefit from low resistance at the interface between the electrode and the solid electrolyte.
13 August 2018
Scientists have discovered that cuprates seem to carry electric current in an entirely different way to conventional metals such as copper.
13 August 2018
Researchers have found that ‘rebar graphene’, in which graphene is reinforced with carbon nanotubes, is more than twice as tough as pristine graphene.
10 August 2018
A novel quantum material composed of hafnium, tellurium and phosphorus is the first to have multiple quantum properties.
8 August 2018
Researchers have used a chemical process discovered decades ago to make the linkages between covalent organic frameworks much sturdier.
8 August 2018
A new method allows optical fibers to identify the material they are in contact with by using a light beam within the fiber to generate a sound wave.
7 August 2018
Using a form of Raman microscopy developed for biomedical studies, scientists have explored the mechanism behind dendrite growth in lithium batteries.
6 August 2018
Niobium tungsten oxides with a complex crystalline structure allow lithium ions to move through them at higher rates than typical electrode materials.
3 August 2018
The first experimental realization and structural investigation of 2D vanadium disulphide has revealed a new vanadium sulphide compound.
2 August 2018
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1 August 2018Stewart Bland
By doping alumina crystals with neodymium ions, engineers have developed a new laser material that can emit ultra-short, high-power pulses.
31 July 2018
Scientists have used a photoconductive atomic force microscope to better understand the nanoscale properties of artificial photosynthesis materials.
30 July 2018
By examining general grain boundaries, engineers have shed new light on the mechanisms behind sulfur embrittlement of nickel.
27 July 2018
Unlike with graphene, the boundaries between different structural phases of borophene, a 2D form of boron, retain the material's metallic nature.
26 July 2018
Nearly a third of the reaction products generated during fission of U235 in light-water reactors are unwanted gases.
26 July 2018Cordelia Sealy
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25 July 2018Stewart Bland