New research shows that certain combinations of 2D materials let holes and electrons combine into excitons at the materials' ground state.
26 June 2020
Using tiny polystyrene beads arranged in a crystalline lattice, researchers have discovered that impurities play a major role in the melting process.
25 June 2020
New structural supercapacitor electrode produced from nanofiber materials
23 June 2020Laurie Donaldson
Scientists have developed an open-source program called SEMseg to count and characterize nanoparticles from scanning electron microscope images.
19 June 2020
The spontaneous formation of hollow structures in nanoscale antimony crystals could increase the energy density of lithium-ion batteries.
18 June 2020
A novel metasurface can operate as many birefringent materials in parallel, allowing more compact manipulation of light polarization.
16 June 2020
Researchers have shown how the rotational motion of negative ions in a solid-state electrolyte can help drive the motion of positive lithium ions.
16 June 2020
Researchers have developed a theoretical foundation and computational tools for accurately predicting the spin dynamics of any material.
15 June 2020
Computer simulations have revealed that the polarization of ferroelectric nanoparticles adopts a geometrical structure of knots called a Hopfion.
10 June 2020
By inserting metal atoms between transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers, researchers have created a whole new library of 2D materials.
9 June 2020
Researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence system that can determine material properties such as toughness in a matter of milliseconds.
4 June 2020
Physicists have found surprising evidence that an electronic state known as the quantum Hall effect could be ‘reincarnated’ in 3D topological materials.
1 June 2020