Researchers can fine-tune the electronic, mechanical and optical properties of 2D heterostructures by varying the angle between the crystals in real time.
23 August 2018
Scientists have discovered that negatively curved carbon sheets known as schwarzites can be synthesized inside the pores of zeolites.
21 August 2018
Synthetic biology protein and polymer building blocks are used to construct ‘smart’ materials systems that can perceive and process information.
21 August 2018Cordelia Sealy
A 2D tungsten ditelluride bilayer develops a spontaneous electrical polarization that allows it to undergo ‘ferroelectric switching’.
20 August 2018
Nanowires could help restore impaired neurological functions involved in vision and movement
15 August 2018Cordelia Sealy
Fire-resistant wallpaper based on inorganic nanowires and graphene oxide (GO) thermal sensors sounds an alarm in the event of fire.
15 August 2018Cordelia Sealy
Scientists have discovered that tiny distortions in the crystal lattice of iron pnictide help it to enter a superconducting state as it's cooled.
14 August 2018
Researchers have developed a way to embed high-speed optoelectronic semiconductor devices within fibers, which can then be woven into fabrics.
14 August 2018
Quantum computing could benefit from the finding that electrons can be trapped between graphene nanoribbons with different topologies,
14 August 2018
Novel all-solid-state batteries based on thin films benefit from low resistance at the interface between the electrode and the solid electrolyte.
13 August 2018
Scientists have discovered that cuprates seem to carry electric current in an entirely different way to conventional metals such as copper.
13 August 2018
Researchers have found that ‘rebar graphene’, in which graphene is reinforced with carbon nanotubes, is more than twice as tough as pristine graphene.
10 August 2018
Could the touch of a finger make mobile data storage more secure?
9 August 2018Laurie Winkless
A novel quantum material composed of hafnium, tellurium and phosphorus is the first to have multiple quantum properties.
8 August 2018
Researchers have used a chemical process discovered decades ago to make the linkages between covalent organic frameworks much sturdier.
8 August 2018
A cobalt-tungsten catalyst starts growing carbon nanotubes with various chiral angles but redirects almost all of them toward one fast-growing variant.
3 August 2018