By studying how peptides assemble, researchers have discovered that some materials can avoid the nucleation barrier by growing one row at a time.
20 December 2018
Scientists have demonstrated electronic switching in an ultrathin topological material that can carry a charge with nearly zero loss at room temperature.
20 December 2018
Using oxygen doping, scientists have uncovered previously inaccessible details of the phase diagram of a high-temperature superconductor.
19 December 2018
A novel x-ray technique can image antiphase magnetic domains in antiferromagnets, which could advance their use in spintronics applications.
17 December 2018
Using an x-ray visualization technique called COBRA, scientists have imaged the 3D atomic and electron density structure of a perovskite crystal.
17 December 2018
Congratulations to Prof M Stanley Whittingham.
16 December 2018Stewart Bland
Inspired by animal chirps, engineers have devised a faster and more accurate rheological technique for measuring the properties of soft materials.
14 December 2018
2D peptide materials, row by row
13 December 2018David Bradley
Scientists have developed a liquid crystal elastomer with auxetic properties, meaning it gets thicker when stretched.
12 December 2018
Physicists have synthesized borophene with large-area single-crystal domains on copper substrates, making it suitable for electronic applications.
11 December 2018
Scientists have discovered that silicon contamination is the reason why graphene often doesn't perform as well as predicted.
7 December 2018
Researchers have accomplished the first detailed high-speed imaging and analysis of the process that occurs when a microparticle impacts a surface.
7 December 2018