An elusive state of matter called superconductivity could be realized in stacks of sheetlike crystals just a few atoms thick, physicists have determined.
29 July 2014
Researchers in China have demonstrated that nanowires of potassium niobate can act as UV-A photodetecting materials.
28 July 2014David Bradley
Researchers have used a microscope to study the relationship between the atomic geometry of a ribbon of graphene and its electrical properties.
25 July 2014
Applying just the right amount of tension to a chain of carbon atoms can turn it from a metallic conductor to an insulator, according to scientists.
24 July 2014
Tough and flexible hybrid made from carbon nanotubes embedded in a polymer fiber could improve the treatment of damaged heart tissue.
23 July 2014Cordelia Sealy
Nanoparticles coated in protein help improve MRI scanning for small cancer tumors.
22 July 2014Laurie Donaldson
The first experimental evidence for a boron buckyball has been obtained by chemists in the US and China.
17 July 2014Nina Notman
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16 July 2014Zara Preston
Researchers have developed a novel, tunable nanoantenna that paves the way for new kinds of plasmonic-based optomechanical systems.
16 July 2014
Physicists were able to place 20 single atoms on a fully insulated surface at room temperature to form the smallest “Swiss cross”.
16 July 2014
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15 July 2014
A simple environmentally friendly chemical method of preparing nanosheets of graphene.
14 July 2014Cordelia Sealy
A narrow enough ribbon will transform a conductor into a semiconductor.
9 July 2014
Research may help diagnose irritable bowel syndrome, celiac disease, Crohn’s disease and other gastrointestinal illnesses.
8 July 2014
Scientists have discovered that proteins found within the nuclear pore function similar to a velcro.
8 July 2014
The best in materials science news from June 2014.
2 July 2014Zara Preston
Research shows magnetically responsive liquid displays helped by nanorods.
2 July 2014Laurie Donaldson
After two years of effort, researchers have successfully measured the collective mass of ‘massless’ electrons in motion in graphene.
1 July 2014