Scientists have created the first machine learning method for predicting the properties of new metals, ceramics and other crystalline materials.
27 July 2017
Find out who will receive one of the 2016 Acta student awards.
27 July 2017Christopher A. Schuh
A new ‘controlled spalling’ layer transfer technique can derive thin films from superconducting gallium nitride crystals.
27 July 2017
A new low-temperature solution printing technique can fabricate high-efficiency perovskite solar cells with large crystals.
25 July 2017
Scientists have found evidence for a new type of electron pairing that may broaden the search for new high-temperature superconductors.
24 July 2017
A combination of experimental and theoretical methods has revealed evidence of superconductivity on ultrathin lithium titanate films.
21 July 2017
Molecular cages - metal-organic polyhedra (MOPs).
19 July 2017David Bradley
Scientists have produced the most detailed study yet of the thermal effects of semiconducting metal-nitride nanowires.
18 July 2017
Scientists have enhanced the strength and temperature resistance of a transition metal disilicide alloy by adding two new metals.
17 July 2017
Halide perovskite semiconductors can emit multiple, bright colors from a single nanowire at resolutions as small as 500nm.
12 July 2017
Scientists have created a novel 2D material in which electrons travel in one direction with one type of spin, which could be useful for spintronics.
12 July 2017
Scientists have found that amorphous regions of a polymer film can transport ions, while crystalline regions are better at conducting electrons.
7 July 2017
A novel nickel oxide compound is an unconventional but promising candidate material for high-temperature superconductivity.
6 July 2017
A new way to create extremely thin electrically conducting sheets within crystals could lead to reconfigurable electronic circuits.
4 July 2017