Researchers have developed a novel form of non-volatile computer memory, based on sliding atomically thin layers of metal over one another.
13 July 2020
micropatterned substrate boosts perovskite light absorption
9 July 2020Cordelia Sealy
2D germanane has potential to deliver active agents directly to tumors
9 July 2020Cordelia Sealy
8 July 2020Christopher A. Schuh
A new technique for making heterostructured materials uses ball milling to smash structurally incommensurate solids and then reassemble them.
8 July 2020
Researchers have identified which pairs of atoms in a nanoparticle of palladium and platinum are the most active in breaking down car exhaust gases.
7 July 2020
Smart medicines could generate drugs and imaging agents when they come into contact with diseased tissues
6 July 2020
A light-powered metal catalyst, comprising tiny spheres of aluminum dotted with specks of palladium, can break the strong chemical bonds in fluorocarbons.
3 July 2020
Materials called metal-organic frameworks can be spun into fibres to filter particulate pollutants from air
2 July 2020
Researchers have developed smart adaptive clothing by showing that graphene can control thermal radiation from textile surfaces.
1 July 2020
Researchers have developed a new abrasion-based method for producing heterostructure devices based on 2D materials such as graphene.
1 July 2020
By taking advantage of the strength of graphene, researchers have doubled the toughness of a ceramic material used to make solid electrolytes.
30 June 2020
Cellular decoys distract coronavirus
30 June 2020David Bradley
A new film made of gold nanoparticles can change color in response to any type of movement, including bending or twisting.
29 June 2020
Researchers have developed a portable pyroelectric technology that generates electricity from the catalytic combustion of methanol.
29 June 2020
26 June 2020The Materials Today family Editors and Publishers
New research shows that certain combinations of 2D materials let holes and electrons combine into excitons at the materials' ground state.
26 June 2020