Scientists have shown that repeated cycles of heating and cooling offer a cheap way to produce single-crystal metals.
13 September 2017
Fernando Torres recipient of 2017 Embracing Challenge award
11 September 2017Laurie Donaldson
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8 September 2017Kayla Dos Santos, Simon Holt, and Stewart Bland
Using nanorods and metal coatings, scientists have developed a new way of controlling the domain structure of ferroelectric materials.
8 September 2017
Scientists have detected a rare state of matter known as ‘electronic nematic’, in which electrons in a superconducting crystal organize collectively.
5 September 2017
Using electron microscopy, scientists have discovered that silica nanoparticles form quasicrystals as they grow and evolve.
31 August 2017
Scientists have used machine learning to gain insight into the physical structures associated with specific properties of metals and alloys.
22 August 2017
A composite of a polymer and a 2D material can store energy at operating temperatures well above current commercial polymers.
17 August 2017
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
By combining tools from chemistry, mathematics, physics and materials science, researchers have found a way to identify novel topological insulators.
3 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