Researchers have shown that knot theory can be used to understand the behavior of electrons in quantum materials such as topological magnets.
30 May 2022
Researchers have discovered that superconductivity can be intertwined in unexpected ways with ripples of electrons known as charge density waves.
30 May 2022
For the first time, researchers have managed to reliably synthesize a new allotrope of carbon called graphyne.
27 May 2022
Using multiple supercomputers, researchers have discovered that 90% of all known crystalline structures contain at least one topological property.
27 May 2022
Researchers have developed a new approach to creating topological insulators by etching a novel chained, honeycomb-lattice design into silica.
25 May 2022
Researchers used computational models to understand how tungsten oxide catalysts interact with hydrogen at the molecular level.
25 May 2022
Researchers have shown that nanowires made from a specific isotope of silicon can conduct heat 150% more efficiently than normal silicon nanowires.
24 May 2022
Using nanometer-thick organic semiconducting films, researchers have, for the first time, mapped how energy flows in organic solar cells.
24 May 2022
Researchers have developed a theoretical model to explain how block copolymers can form complex structures known as double-gyroids.
23 May 2022
Researchers have used artificial intelligence to automatically design large-scale metasurfaces for focusing, shaping and controlling light.
23 May 2022
Researchers have developed a novel coating that can give paper some of the properties of plastic, including enhanced strength and water-resistance.
20 May 2022
Splitting electron spins in magnetic material
20 May 2022Laurie Donaldson
Renewable hydrogen production using perovskites
19 May 2022Laurie Donaldson
Invention could lead to renewable energy being stored and moved around
19 May 2022Laurie Donaldson
Using a ceramic electrolyte, researchers have developed a tiny glucose fuel cell that produces the highest power density under ambient conditions.
18 May 2022
Researchers have shown that electric currents can flow along a topological insulator nanowire more easily in one direction than the other.
18 May 2022
Researchers have developed a method for simultaneously synthesizing and analyzing novel materials under very high compression pressures.
17 May 2022
Computational detective work by a team of researchers has confirmed that cerium zirconium pyrochlore is a 3D quantum spin liquid.
17 May 2022
A unique ‘stroboscopic camera' has captured the trajectory of atomic motion as vanadium dioxide transitions from an insulator to a metal.
16 May 2022
Researchers have invented a novel device known as a ‘catalytic condenser’ that can electronically modify one metal to behave like another.
16 May 2022
Researchers have uncovered the previously hidden sub-nanoscale origins of the exceptional thermoelectric properties of silver gallium telluride.
13 May 2022
Researchers have combined scanning probe microscopy with machine learning to study the functional properties of materials at the nanoscale.
13 May 2022
Researchers have discovered a novel strategy for using an antiferromagnet to switch the magnetization in thin layers of a ferromagnet.
12 May 2022
Researchers have created a zinc oxide ‘metalens’ that can transform incoming long-wave UV light into a focused output of vacuum UV radiation.
12 May 2022
Researchers have created a new qubit platform for quantum computing by trapping a single electron in a frozen neon gas.
11 May 2022
A polysulfide-air redox flow battery with not one but two membranes overcomes the main problem with this type of large-scale battery.
10 May 2022
Researchers have designed a catalyst of ruthenium atoms in a mesh of copper nanowires to extract ammonia and fertilizer from wastewater.
9 May 2022
Researchers have developed a 'throttle' for accelerating light-based hybrid particles known as polaritons to nearly the speed of light.
9 May 2022
Researchers have discovered layered 2D materials able to host magnetic features called skyrmions that remain stable at room temperature.
6 May 2022
A new study has revealed that battery decay is caused by both the individual behavior of electrode particles and how those particles behave in groups.
6 May 2022
3D-printed, deformable electrodes and separators based on nanocellulose are promising for stretchable Li-ion batteries
5 May 2022Cordelia Sealy
Researchers have developed a process for fabricating tiny fibers from face masks, which can help strengthen and protect cement concrete.
5 May 2022
Researchers have discovered a combination of acids that can gently separate carbon nanotubes in solution and turn them into films and fibers.
4 May 2022
Researchers have devised a treatment process that allows them to heat nanocellulose paper to make it superconducting without damaging its structure.
4 May 2022
Using a thin film of piezoelectric material, researchers have created a paper-thin loudspeaker that can turn any surface into an active audio source.
3 May 2022
New glass-in-glass fabrication process
3 May 2022Laurie Donaldson
By utilizing holes of different sizes, shapes and orientations, researchers can now produce porous materials with customizable properties.
2 May 2022
Researchers have created synthetic nanoclusters that can organize themselves all the way from the nanometer to the centimeter scale.
2 May 2022