Researchers have developed a novel porous, carbon-based anode material that can increase the energy density of sodium-ion batteries.
26 December 2020
Researchers have discovered that the electrons in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene can create 'topological quantum states'.
24 December 2020
Researchers have found a new way to predict the properties of metal alloys based on reactions at the boundaries between their crystalline grains.
21 December 2020
When the thermoelectric semiconductor tin monoselenide is doped with antimony, it switches between p-type and n-type as doping increases.
18 December 2020
Researchers have discovered that a process known as crystal gliding is responsible for damage to single-crystal, nickel-rich cathodes in batteries.
18 December 2020
A new tool that uses light to map out the electronic structures of 2D crystals could reveal the capabilities of emerging quantum materials.
10 December 2020
Researchers have found that their new graphene-based heat pipe is better at cooling electronics and power systems than a copper-based heat pipe.
10 December 2020
A titanium atom that wants to be in two places at once is responsible for the poor thermal conductivity of the crystalline solid barium titanium sulfide.
9 December 2020
Researchers developed a method to create 3D models of the fibers within composite materials, which they used to predict thermal conductivity.
8 December 2020
Researchers have shown that flexible, ultrathin antennas made by spraying the 2D material MXene perform almost as well as copper antennas.
7 December 2020
Researchers have discovered that metal-organic frameworks need to be flexible in order to separate gases efficiently.
4 December 2020
Researchers have developed a platform that combines a novel electrospray deposition tool with X-ray analysis for studying blended materials.
2 December 2020
Researchers have directly visualized quantum dots in bilayer graphene, revealing the shape of the quantum wave function of the trapped electrons.
1 December 2020
A novel AI algorithm called CAMEO was able to discover a potentially useful new material without requiring additional training from scientists.
1 December 2020