Crystalline materials news, June 2018

Benefits of new material show up under infrared light

Scientists have discovered that barium titanium sulfide interacts in different ways with infrared light coming from two different directions.

Nano-discs create nanoscale antenna for squeezing light

Researchers have used nano-discs made of 2D boron nitride to squeeze infrared light into ultra-confined spaces and create a nanoscale antenna.

New MOF can extract nitrogen dioxide from the air

A new metal-organic framework is the first to selectively and reversibly capture nitrogen dioxide from air at ambient pressures and temperatures.

Applied Materials Today achieves CiteScore of 9.9

Elsevier releases 2017 CiteScore values.

New way to probe quantum properties of perovskite materials

Using novel analytical techniques, scientists have been able to study the behavior of excitons trapped in quantum wells made of perovskite compounds.

Elsevier 3D Printing Grand Challenge winners announced

Isolated nanowires improve heat-to-electricity conversion

Atomically thin nanowires improve efficiency of conversion of heat to electricity.

Nanowires can make highly effective thermoelectric materials

Scientists have found that the most effective thermoelectric materials can be realized by shaping substances such as tin telluride into 1D nanowires.

Protein guides creation of synthetic enamel material

Researchers have developed a new way to grow mineralized materials that could regenerate hard tissues such as dental enamel and bone.

Facial-recognition technology identifies material features

Scientists have trained a neural network to recognize features in a material's x-ray absorption spectrum that are sensitive to the arrangement of atoms.

Water layers play unexpected role in novel energy storage material

Atomic force microscopy has revealed the role of atomically thin layers of water in an energy storage material called crystalline tungsten oxide dihydrate.