By combining epoxy with graphene foam, scientists have produced a stiff, conductive composite material for electronic applications.
21 November 2018
Find out the recipients of the 2018 Extreme Mechanics Letters Young Investigator Award.
20 November 2018
Bacteria and graphene nanoribbons help generate electricity on a mushroom
20 November 2018Laurie Donaldson
Bone-forming and -resorbing cells prefer nanoparticles of specific size, surface charge, and composition
20 November 2018Cordelia Sealy
Scientists have dramatically improved the response of graphene to light by self-assembling a mesh of polymer nanowires that conduct electricity.
19 November 2018
Hydrogen ions controlled by an electric voltage can be used to change the magnetic properties of a magnetic layer in a spintronics device.
16 November 2018
Using an x-ray analysis technique, scientists have discovered that the metal-insulator transition in magnetite is a two-step process.
14 November 2018
Scientists have used a process called ball-milling to help create 3D heterostructures from various 2D transition metal dichalcogenides.
13 November 2018
Ultrafast X-ray laser pulses have revealed that the insulator-to-metal transition of vanadium dioxide is more complicated than originally thought.
9 November 2018
A novel technique can produce films made from carbon nanotubes and a 2D material called MXene that can block electromagnetic interference.
9 November 2018
Scientists have combined silk proteins with carbon nanotubes to produce a composite material for use in flexible electronics and biomedical devices.
9 November 2018
Researchers have used a mussel-inspired polymer to produce graphene-based liquid crystalline fibers with impressive mechanical and electrical properties.
9 November 2018
Scientists have confirmed that hafnium oxide is ferroelectric at the nanoscale, as a result of pressure-induced changes in its crystal arrangement.
8 November 2018
A novel method can measure the magnetic properties of superconducting and magnetic materials at very low temperatures in high magnetic fields.
8 November 2018
Hysteron mystery explained in organic ferroelectrics
7 November 2018David Bradley
Scientists have identified a new class of topological materials made by inserting transition metal atoms into the atomic lattice of niobium disulfide.
7 November 2018
Electronic skin that heals itself after damage just like human skin could now be possible, according to new research.
2 November 2018Cordelia Sealy
two-dimensional boron – or borophene – accommodates line defects in a unique way
1 November 2018Cordelia Sealy
Efficient spintronic interface improves quantum IT
1 November 2018Laurie Donaldson
boron arsenide (BAs) has unusually high thermal conductivity, which could help keep the next generation of electronic and optoelectronic devices cooler
1 November 2018Cordelia Sealy
Japanese art of paper cutting and folding kirigami transforms flat, two-dimensional cutouts in gold films into three-dimensional nanoscale structures
1 November 2018Cordelia Sealy