Electric current can simultaneously flow clockwise and counterclockwise in a ring of a polycrystalline material made from bismuth and palladium.
24 October 2019
Scientists have produced a heavy fermion material with superconducting regions coexisting alongside regions in a normal metallic state.
24 October 2019
Researchers have gained new insights into high-entropy alloys by using X-ray spectroscopy to create atomic-resolution chemical maps of them.
23 October 2019
Engineers have identified two aspects of the interaction between a metal and its alloying material that can predict how a particular alloy will behave.
21 October 2019
By simply adding a trace amount of copper, scientists have created the strongest ever silver without reducing its electrical conductivity.
18 October 2019
Using a silver substrate and molecular-beam epitaxy , scientists were able to grow elongated, hexagon-shaped flakes of the 2D material borophene.
17 October 2019
A new model suggests that high-temperature superconductivity in cuprates arises when electrons hop from atom-to-atom in a particular pattern.
16 October 2019
novel electroluminescent device uses flexible, electrically conductive Ag-coated nylon fibers embedded in a PDMS + ZnS composite as electrodes
15 October 2019Cordelia Sealy
By combining different materials, scientists have created highly configurable, nanoscale thermal light emitters for producing light from heat.
14 October 2019
Scientists have found a new way to manipulate the electronic properties of 2D tungsten disulfide that could prove useful for quantum computing.
14 October 2019
Researchers have created a net-like structure, called a ‘nanochain’, of antimony, which can enhance lithium-ion charge capacity in batteries.
10 October 2019
Researchers have found that a crystal made of cobalt, manganese and gallium is a room-temperature topological magnet that hosts quantum loops.
10 October 2019
Films of platinum only two atoms thick supported by graphene could usher in fuel cell catalysts with unprecedented catalytic activity and longevity.
9 October 2019
Researchers have found that doping indium oxide with molybdenum rather than tin doubles the conductivity of this transparent conductor.
8 October 2019
A silicone polymer embedded with temperature-sensitive dyes and liquid metal wires can carry out simple logic functions in response to touch.
7 October 2019
Coating chlorine-etched aluminum foil with carbon nanotubes created a material that is 10 times blacker than anything previously reported.
4 October 2019