Materials Science

Human textiles for tissue repairs

Graphene helps produce opal-like photonic crystals

Scientists have used graphene to help develop an opal-like crystalline material that could be the cornerstone of next generation smart sensors.

Hollow carbon balls hit tumors harder

hollow carbon loaded with drugs can be given a boost by bombarding them with microwaves and laser irradiation to treat tumors

Electrons break rotational symmetry in metallic superconductor

The transport of electronic charge in a strontium ruthenate superconductor breaks the rotational symmetry of the underlying crystal lattice.

Quantum state could be ‘reincarnated’ in 3D topological materials

Physicists have found surprising evidence that an electronic state known as the quantum Hall effect could be ‘reincarnated’ in 3D topological materials.

Plant power for nanoparticles

Leading the way to better LEDs

Mottness explains insulator-conductor electron shuffle

Mottness explains insulator-conductor electron shuffle in tantalum disulfide

Structural control gives sea urchins strength

mineralized skeletons of sea urchins that are light and robust hold important clues for analyzing and designing artificial porous materials

New transition lights up valleys in 2D material

Scientists have observed light emission from a new type of transition between electronic valleys, known as intervalley transmissions, in a 2D material.