Physicists have observed quantum oscillations, which are normally only found in metals, in a 2D insulator made from tungsten ditelluride.
19 January 2021
Biosensing platform detects Covid-19 antibodies in seconds
18 January 2021Laurie Donaldson
Researchers have discovered that antioxidants can help prevent the damage to conducting polymers caused by transmission electron microscopy.
15 January 2021
Engineers have created a new shape-changing, or 'morphing', nozzle for 3D printing fiber-filled composites for use in 4D printing applications.
14 January 2021
For the first time, researchers have created a higher-order topological insulator by stacking 2D crystals of bismuth in a specific arrangement.
12 January 2021
Researchers have uncovered topological properties in cobalt disulfide that could allow this magnetic material to be used for spintronics applications.
7 January 2021
Controlling the interlayer twist angle in 2D materials
5 January 2021Laurie Donaldson
Self-repairing gelatin-based film that can repair itself multiple times
4 January 2021Laurie Donaldson
By realizing the quantum anomalous Hall effect in a multilayered insulator, researchers have produced a multilane highway for transporting electrons.
29 December 2020
Scientists have discovered why an anomalous metallic state appears at the superconductor-insulator transition in 2D superconductors.
27 December 2020
Researchers have discovered that the electrons in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene can create 'topological quantum states'.
24 December 2020
Researchers have found that fabric coated with the conductive 2D material MXene is highly effective at blocking electromagnetic waves.
21 December 2020
When the thermoelectric semiconductor tin monoselenide is doped with antimony, it switches between p-type and n-type as doping increases.
18 December 2020
A team of researchers says it's time to step up efforts to find thermoelectric materials for cooling applications as well as power generation.
16 December 2020
Improved solar energy storage using a molecular machine
15 December 2020Laurie Donaldson
Nanomaterial-based device that can heat or cool buildings
15 December 2020Laurie Donaldson