Researchers have confirmed that magnetic fluctuations can act as an electron ‘pairing glue’ in iron-based superconductors.
25 July 2019
Researchers have uncovered the first example of a native metal with bistable and electrically switchable spontaneous polarization states.
24 July 2019
Researchers have shown that a text-mining algorithm with no training in materials science can accurately predict novel thermoelectric materials.
23 July 2019
new proactive risk governance system can keep pace with development and should lead to safer nanomaterials, products, and processes
23 July 2019Cordelia Sealy
22 July 2019Christopher A. Schuh
A new method for getting high-energy photons striking silicon to kick out two electrons instead of one could produce more efficient solar cells.
22 July 2019
Gold heterostructures could potentially be used to demonstrate the existence and nature of quantum particles known as Majorana fermions.
16 July 2019
Scientists have used a novel bismuth-based, 2D superconductor to experimentally confirm a 23-year-old theory of superconductors.
15 July 2019
Researchers have determined the mechanism that allows a 2D perovskite crystal to emit green light, and also how to replicate it.
12 July 2019
Researchers have demonstrated previously unknown quantum states of matter that arise in double-layer stacks of graphene.
12 July 2019
new insight into hematite nanorods could help future development of photoelectrochemical cells for water splitting
11 July 2019Cordelia Sealy
Researchers have developed a model to explain the disparity in performance between the p-type and n-type forms of thermoelectric materials.
10 July 2019
simple process to make hexaferrites particles with high coercivity could prove useful for magnetic storage media and microwave absorbers
10 July 2019Cordelia Sealy
By taking advantage of defects, scientists have created new inorganic crystals made of stacks of atomically thin sheets that unexpectedly spiral.
9 July 2019
flexible capacitors made from layers of polyester coated with graphene and hexagonal boron nitride inks could form basis of washable wearable electronics
5 July 2019Cordelia Sealy
flash infrared annealing (FIRA) could hold the key to low-cost environmentally friendly perovskite solar cells
5 July 2019Cordelia Sealy
Placing a topological insulator on a thin superconducting film has revealed a novel form of electron tunneling known as Klein tunneling.
5 July 2019
ion trap based on the nanofibrous structure of cellulose converts low-grade heat into useful electricity
4 July 2019Cordelia Sealy
set of basic design rules maps out the synthesis of interfaces in nanoparticles made from multiple elemental components
4 July 2019Cordelia Sealy
lithographic patterning of graphene down to 10 nm engineers the band gap
2 July 2019Cordelia Sealy
New process for fabricating oxide perovskite crystals
1 July 2019Laurie Donaldson