Composite materials built from monolayers of graphene and a transition metal dichalcogenide can achieve fine electrical control over the spin of electrons.
27 November 2017
By taking advantage of electrostatic charge, scientists have induced synthetic polymers to self-assemble in a defined sequence, just like proteins.
24 November 2017
3D piezoelectric fibrous scaffold stimulate stem cell differentiation and tissue formation.
23 November 2017Cordelia Sealy
Scientists report major progress in developing a new type of lithium-ion battery that utilizes cathodes made with so-called ‘disordered’ materials.
22 November 2017
Researchers have developed a new technique for creating novel nanoporous materials with unique optical, magnetic, electronic and catalytic properties.
21 November 2017
Cathodes for lithium-ion batteries that contain point defects allow more efficient exchange of lithium ions between the cathode and electrolyte.
17 November 2017
Researchers have created a honeycomb material capable of frustrating the magnetic properties within it to produce a ‘quantum spin liquid’.
15 November 2017
Fibers made of carbon nanotubes configured as wireless antennas work as well as copper antennas but are 20 times lighter.
14 November 2017
For the first time, researchers have developed a way to create atomically thin metal oxide layers that don't exist naturally.
13 November 2017
Microchip improves our understanding of the process of extracting hydrogen from water.
10 November 2017Laurie Donaldson
Scientists have determined what kind of carbon nanotubes produce the best fibers and developed a novel method for purifying them.
10 November 2017
Harvesting energy from body heat to drive wearable thermoelectric generators.
9 November 2017Laurie Donaldson
A new microscopy method can measure the behavior and properties of electrons flowing across the surface of topological insulators.
8 November 2017
Novel nanocomposite harnesses water flow and sunlight to break up organic pollutants.
8 November 2017Cordelia Sealy
Doping 2D materials with other elements can not only alter their mechanical and electrical properties, but can also make them magnetic.
7 November 2017
Researchers have found a way to reversibly change the atomic structure of a two-dimensional material by injecting electrons.
7 November 2017
Prototype photodetector with double the efficiency of standard models.
3 November 2017Laurie Donaldson
A self-formed, flexible, hybrid solid-electrolyte interphase layer solves many of the problems that currently bedevil lithium-sulfur batteries.
2 November 2017
3D nanoelectronic system made up of stacked layers of carbon nanotube transistors and random-access memory cells could improve computational devices.
1 November 2017Cordelia Sealy
Fluorine transforms the two-dimensional, ceramic insulator hexagonal boron nitride into a wide-bandgap semiconductor with magnetic properties.
1 November 2017Cordelia Sealy