Electronic properties

Biodegradable battery brings sustainability to the Internet of Things

Biodegradable battery for the Internet of Things, integrated health monitoring, and environmental or agricultural sensing

Unusual electron highway discovered in novel alloy

Based on their predictions, researchers have developed a bismuth alloy with oddly behaving electrons that manipulate heat in unusual ways.

Tiny carbon particles engage in shocking behavior

A new material made from carbon nanotubes and a Teflon-like polymer can generate electricity by scavenging energy from its environment.

Laser pulses illuminate ultrafast magnetism

Scientists struck a crystalline material with ultrafast pulses of laser light and then used X-rays to probe how its magnetic order changes.

Quasicrystal from the first nuclear explosion is promising new material

high pressure shocks shown to lead to new forms of matter

Clothing goes digital with new polymer fiber

By incorporating silicon chips into a polymer, researchers have created the first textile fiber with digital capabilities, able to store and analyze data.

Researchers create novel hexagonal form of silicon

A novel crystalline form of silicon with a hexagonal structure could help to create next-generation electronic and energy devices.

Layered crystal takes zig-zag route to generating power

Researchers have discovered that a layered crystal made of rhenium and silicon can produce a highly efficient transverse thermoelectric generator.

Researchers get drop on quantum confinement in perovskites

Researchers have shown that quantum confinement can occur in perovskites, causing them to behave like liquid quantum dots, or 'quantum drops'.

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