Researchers have confirmed experimentally that, as predicted, isotopically enriched cubic boron nitride does have a high thermal conductivity.
24 January 2020
A newly synthesized class of ‘super-diamond’ carbon-based material can alter its properties depending on which guest atoms are trapped in its cages.
22 January 2020
A nanoparticle comprising tiny spheres of copper dotted with single atoms of ruthenium makes an effective light-powered catalyst for producing syngas.
21 January 2020
By combining electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy, researchers have been able to watch the growth of lithium dendrites.
20 January 2020
Second-order nonlinear optical effects can be induced in a titanium dioxide slab by covering it in gold triangles.
15 January 2020
Researchers have used a ‘multi-messenger’ approach to probe the properties of quantum materials at nanoscale resolutions.
14 January 2020
For the first time, scientists have managed to grow aluminum-based semiconductors for solar cells using hydride vapor phase epitaxy.
10 January 2020
nanocrystal core-shell catalyst for fuel cells uses less Pt but drives the oxygen reduction reaction more efficiently and is more durable
8 January 2020Cordelia Sealy
2019 Materials Today Innovation Award recognizes the development of high-quality growth methods for III-V compound semiconductor materials
8 January 2020Cordelia Sealy