A new catalyst made of nanometer-thin sheets of metal carbide can generate hydrogen from water just as efficiently as platinum-based catalysts.
27 December 2018
Using laser light to trap atoms in a checkerboard-like pattern, scientists have studied how resistance can develop in unconventional metals.
25 December 2018
Oscillating loads at certain frequencies can lead to several-fold increases in the strength of composites that contain a molecular layer of ‘nanoglue’.
24 December 2018
Using oxygen doping, scientists have uncovered previously inaccessible details of the phase diagram of a high-temperature superconductor.
19 December 2018
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18 December 2018Xingcai Zhang
A novel x-ray technique can image antiphase magnetic domains in antiferromagnets, which could advance their use in spintronics applications.
17 December 2018
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16 December 2018Stewart Bland
14 December 2018Aude Simar, Joe d’Angelo
Circularly polarized light delivered at a particular angle to C-shaped gold nanoparticles produced a plasmonic response unlike any discovered before.
10 December 2018
Multiferroics and topological materials have produced a new energy-efficient transistor called a magneto-electric spin-orbit (MESO) device.
10 December 2018
Researchers have accomplished the first detailed high-speed imaging and analysis of the process that occurs when a microparticle impacts a surface.
7 December 2018
bridging the gaps between aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes with metal atoms boosts electrical conductivity in a new direction
6 December 2018Cordelia Sealy
Nanoantibiotics could provide new ways of treating drug-resistant 'superbugs' and reducing the amounts of traditional antibiotics used
5 December 2018Cordelia Sealy
A novel thin-film material can rapidly transition from an electricity-transmitting metal to an insulator without changing its atomic structure.
3 December 2018