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2D hybrid material rejects ions from seawater

Holey metalens basks in heavenly light

Researchers have developed a novel metasurface that employs deep, narrow holes, rather than very tall pillars, to focus light to a single spot.

Glass nanowires light up novel parts of the spectrum

Fabricating chalcogenide glasses as nanowires can extend their use into the visible and ultraviolet parts of the electromagnetic spectrum.

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Stacked 2D material gives directions on blocking and conducting heat

A stack of crystalline monolayers with random alignments has excellent heat conductivity in one direction and excellent insulation in the other direction.

New metal-coating technique lets fabrics face-up to pathogens

Researchers used liquid gallium to create a copper-based antiviral and antimicrobial coating for various fabrics, including facemasks.

Colloidal crystals lose color as the temperature rises

Colloidal crystals that mimic the nanostructure of opals can visibly and continuously document the temperature in the environment over a defined period.

Terahertz radiation spins off from 2D hybrid metal halide

A device comprising a 2D hybrid metal halide layered with a ferromagnetic metal can generate terahertz radiation from an an ultrafast spin current.

Se takes dual role in CdTe solar cell passivation

calculations identify diffusion paths of Se in CdTe, boosting thin film solar cell efficiency

Researchers find harmony in twisted nanoparticles

Researchers have shown that the odd harmonics of light can be used to study twisted, or chiral, nanoparticles and molecules.

New nano semiconductor materials show promise

Synthesis of molecular nano “spheres” with potential for semiconductors

Barbells give thin films strength for self-assembly

Researchers have developed a novel method for getting thin layers of different materials, including perovskites, to self-assemble into large crystals.

31st ICDCM 2021 Early Career Research Award Winner Announced

The 31st ICDCM 2021 Young Scholar Award Winners Announced

NSF funds take 2D materials research center to next phase

Center for Atomically Thin Multifunctional Coatings, operated by Penn State and Rice Universities, secures $1.5 million in Phase II funding from NSF

Cell-penetrating nanomaterial disrupts cancer cells

shape-changing nanomaterial kills non-small cell lung cancer cells and improves the efficacy of anticancer drug cisplatin

Researchers unexpectedly discover 2D superionic conductor

While searching for novel superconductors, researchers unexpectedly discovered a 2D material with an unusually high ionic conductivity.

Strain puts twist on emission of light by 2D semiconductor

By applying strain to a monolayer semiconductor, researchers managed to produce chiral valley-polarized light at room temperature.