Researchers have confirmed that antimony is a topological material, and explored how its bulk and surface electrons respond to an external stimulus.
26 July 2021
Using various forms of evidence, researchers have shown that uranium ditelluride displays many of the hallmarks of a topological superconductor.
23 July 2021
By combining two different atomic arrangements, researchers have designed an inorganic material with the lowest thermal conductivity ever reported.
23 July 2021
Researchers used a novel imaging technique to obtain a high-resolution snapshot that reveals how ligands bind to the surface of nanoparticles.
21 July 2021
For the first time, researchers have visualized topological 'defects within defects' in a chiral magnetic thin film using electron microscopy.
20 July 2021
Resonant inelastic X-ray scattering has revealed both important similarities and subtle differences between superconducting nickelates and cuprates.
19 July 2021
For the first time, researchers have fitted a monolayer of the semiconductor molybdenum disulfide with superconducting contacts.
14 July 2021
Using a specially prepared rack, researchers have shown that the electronic properties of graphene can be specifically modified by mechanical stretching.
12 July 2021
Using a microscope, researchers have observed a special type of solid-to-solid phase transition in the crystal structure of polymeric microparticles.
12 July 2021
Researchers have fabricated an ultralight nanoarchitected carbon material that is more efficient at absorbing impacts than Kevlar of the same weight.
6 July 2021
Researchers have developed a simple, low-cost technique that allows them to follow lithium ions moving in real time as a battery charges and discharges.
5 July 2021
mechanism of pinecones' ability to open and close their scales to disperse their seeds revealed
5 July 2021Cordelia Sealy
Researchers have found that a common material analysis technique can give misleading results due to an erroneous assumption during calibration.
2 July 2021
Using an innovative method called scratch testing, researchers have shown that adding graphene nanoplatelets to cement increases its fracture resistance.
1 July 2021