A material made of buckyballs and potassium ions becomes superconducting at -170°C when irradiated with pulses of infrared light.
26 February 2016
Eight-armed nanoparticles of Au and Pd, which combine the catalytic and plasmonic capabilities of each element, could speed up chemical reactions.
26 February 2016Cordelia Sealy
Scientists have uncovered evidence of electronic nematicity as a universal feature in cuprate high-temperature superconductors.
21 February 2016
A new technique can create nearly two-dimensional nanosheets from compounds that do not naturally form such thin materials.
18 February 2016
For the first time, scientists have observed 'polar vortices', which could be the electrical cousins of magnetic skyrmions, in a ferroelectric material.
18 February 2016
New CVD growth process can produce high quality wafers of single crystal graphene fast.
17 February 2016Cordelia Sealy
Bending the rules on pressure sensors
14 February 2016David Bradley
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13 February 2016
Efficient vertical charge transport in semiconducting polymers can be achieved by controlling the orientation of the polymer chains.
12 February 2016
Adding a plasticizer into electrostrictive polymers offers an efficient way to improve their energy harvesting performance.
11 February 2016
Common coaxial data cables could be made 50% lighter with a new carbon nanotube-based outer conductor.
11 February 2016
The electrical properties of a new thin-film material can be switched between metallic and semiconducting simply by applying a small voltage.
9 February 2016
A thin coating of a composite material comprising graphene nanoribbons in epoxy is highly effective at melting ice on a helicopter blade.
7 February 2016
Scientists have engineered the transition point of vanadium dioxide, allowing them to control the temperature at which the transition occurs.
5 February 2016
Researchers have used magnetic fields to control the semiconductor properties of topological insulator nanoribbons.
5 February 2016
A new hole-transporting material costs only a fifth of existing versions while still producing solar cells with efficiencies above 20%.
4 February 2016
A metamaterial comprising an array of metallic wires can significantly boost the sensitivity of MRI machines.
3 February 2016
Lithium-ion battery cathodes made from novel metal particles don't develop a crusty coating that can degrade the battery's performance.
2 February 2016
Scientists have developed computer models of hybrid materials that combine graphene with nanotubes made from either carbon or boron nitride.
1 February 2016