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Star-shaped plankton inspire complex structures

marine planktonic organism, Acantharia, has a star-shaped endoskeleton of 20 spicules in a unique geometric pattern

Making perovskites more efficient

Synthesizing perovskites more effectively

Understanding the complexities of complex materials

Researchers have discovered that the charge density waves in a kagome lattice crystal are directly linked to its magnetism.

Channeling ions along the grain boundaries in perovskite materials improves the stability and operational performance of perovskite solar cells.

Researchers have created a new type of quantum material whose atomic scaffolding has been dramatically warped into a herringbone pattern.

Placing a perovskite on a layer of metal or alternating layers of metal and a dielectric material can greatly increase its light-conversion efficiency.

Using a metal-organic framework, researchers have created an engineered wood that gets stronger as it absorbs carbon dioxide.

Sunlight-powered hydrogel that can absorb and clean polluted water

Reseachers have discovered that antiferroelectric thin films become ferroelectric below a certain thickness.

new cermet inspired by the bricks-and-mortar structure of natural nacre demonstrates promising properties for structural load-bearing applications

By growing layers of lithium metal on a lithium-hating surface, researchers have managed to produce fast-charging lithium-metal batteries.

Using molecular beam epitaxy, researchers have managed to deposit a ferroelectric semiconductor as a thin film just 5nm thick.

Researchers have discovered a novel quasiparticle that allows the thermal conductivity of ferroelectric materials to be altered by an electrical stimulus.

Researchers have visualized how the atoms in a perovskite crystal lattice rearrange themselves when a high-energy charge carrier is created in their midst.

Researchers have shown that chemically modifying perovskite solar cells with a dipolar polymer can greatly improve their stability.

Researchers have developed a novel method that allows them to grow pure, defect-free 2D materials on industrial silicon wafers.

A new type of material made from millions of identical, interlocking molecules can form 2D and 3D structures that are flexible, strong and resilient.

Researchers have developed an integrated photonic circuit made of lithium niobate that can produce, tailor and control terahertz waves.

Researchers have found a way to stop cellulose nanocrystals from clumping together in liquid, by covering them in negatively charged cellulose chains.

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