Detailed tests have helped to reveal why one promising material added to the electrolyte of lithium-air batteries doesn't work as well as expected.
30 August 2017
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29 August 2017
Scientists have developed various hybrid, photoactive materials that respond in different ways when exposed to excitation light.
21 August 2017
Understanding the design principles of dragonfly wings could help improve the design of artificial wings on micro-air vehicles.
21 August 2017Cordelia Sealy
A newly discovered collective rattling effect in a crystalline semiconductor blocks most heat transfer while preserving high electrical conductivity.
16 August 2017
For the first time, scientists have observed the formation of a crystal gel with particle-level resolution.
16 August 2017
Scientists have made the first observation of nanocrystals rapidly forming superlattices while they are themselves still growing.
14 August 2017
Scientists have predicted and created new 2D electrocatalysts able to extract hydrogen from water with high performance and low cost.
14 August 2017
Defects in the structure of topological insulators can cause electron transport to occur in the bulk rather than just at the surface.
14 August 2017
Naturally occurring fatty acids that cover insect wings can be used to form ‘mechanobactericidal’ coating.
11 August 2017Cordelia Sealy
The granules in copper can never fit together perfectly and so are forced to rotate, causing an unexpected level of surface roughness.
9 August 2017
The symmetry-breaking flow of electrons through cuprate superconductors may be linked to their ability to work at comparatively high temperatures.
9 August 2017
Monolayer 2D transition metal dichalcogenides undergo a phase change from semiconductor to metallic when exposed to airborne chemicals.
9 August 2017
Using 'click chemistry', scientists have developed an efficient way to make sulfur-containing polymers that will lower the cost of large-scale production.
9 August 2017
Using a novel method, scientists have design a material that conducts electricity and emits white light when exposed to electricity.
8 August 2017
Researchers have significantly increased the temperature at which carbon-based materials can act as superconductors.
7 August 2017
Studies of the connection between viscosity and atomic interactions have revealed that glass transition starts at higher temperatures than thought.
2 August 2017
Quality control tool for MoS2 promises improved 2D material for next generation electronics and optoelectronics.
2 August 2017Cordelia Sealy
Reducing oxygen in some nanocrystalline alloys may improve their strength and durability at elevated temperatures.
1 August 2017
By taking advantage of strontium copper borate, scientists have shown experimentally a quantum phase transition for the first time.
1 August 2017