After more than 60 years of trying, scientists have reported the first organic synthesis of a carbon nanobelt.
30 May 2017
Surprising discoveries about the normal metallic state of a ruthenate superconductor could reveal novel information about its superconducting state.
30 May 2017
Bits, bytes and oscillating chits
26 May 2017David Bradley
Filling the iodide defects to stabilize perovskites
26 May 2017David Bradley
Scientists have expanded the range of functional temperatures for ferroelectrics by creating the first-ever polarization gradient in a thin film.
25 May 2017
Oxide materials that expand and contract in response to applied electric charge could produce actuators that work in extremely hot environments.
24 May 2017
Scientists have developed organic semiconductor nanosheets that can easily be removed from a growth substrate and placed on other substrates.
24 May 2017
A new design strategy provides a highly general framework that can be applied to the self-assembly of crystalline or fluid materials.
23 May 2017
A new nano-scale thin film material not only boasts high conductivity but also has a wide bandgap, making it optically transparent.
23 May 2017
ptychographic X-ray computed tomography uses X-rays instead of light or electrons to examine samples non-destructively
22 May 2017Cordelia Sealy
graphene oxide membranes could offer a simple means of filtering out unwanted salts and impurities from drinking water
22 May 2017Cordelia Sealy
By heating ethene in stages on a rhodium catalyst substrate, scientists have managed to convert it to layers of graphene.
19 May 2017
Scientists have developed a fast, non-destructive optical method for analyzing defects in 2D materials
18 May 2017
Using non-ionic polymer nanoparticles that shine different colors depending on their size, scientists have developed a coating process for coloring metals.
18 May 2017
Two new discoveries provide a way to ‘stencil’ 2D materials in precise locations and overcome a barrier to their use in next-generation electronics.
17 May 2017
Scientists have succeeded in making the first chiral molecular sieves for distinguishing left- and right-handed versions of molecules.
17 May 2017
Incorporating atomically-thin layers of water into tungsten oxide allows it to store and deliver energy much more quickly and efficiently.
16 May 2017
Using an electron beam, scientists have patterned thin polymer films with individual features as small as 1nm separated by just 11nm.
16 May 2017
A new spectral technique using terahertz waves can detect the early stages of corrosion on steel rebars directly through concrete.
15 May 2017
A novel artificial solid-electrolyte interphase made from an ionic polymer can help prevent capacity fade in lithium-oxygen batteries.
15 May 2017
Using a novel analytical method, scientists have discovered that a 2D crystal of chromium germanium telluride possesses intrinsic ferromagnetism.
12 May 2017
Using an an atomic-scale 'color center' found only in diamonds, scientists have become the first to image how electrons move in graphene.
12 May 2017
Researchers have found a simple way to reduce the number of loops in a polymer network and thus strengthen materials made from polymers.
11 May 2017
By incorporating photo-harvesting dye molecules into a cathode, scientists have gone some way to producing a light-charged battery.
11 May 2017
There will be four awards of $2,000 each for Acta Materialia, Scripta Materialia and Acta Biomaterialia.
11 May 2017
A new screening process offers a quick and easy way to identify novel OLED materials with superior luminescence and charge-transport properties.
10 May 2017
A novel fabrication process can produce carbon nanotube textiles with high electrical conductivity and a high level of toughness.
10 May 2017
A new model can account for irregularities in how atoms in materials such as metals arrange themselves at so-called ‘grain boundaries’.
9 May 2017
Scientists have discovered the first three-dimensional quantum liquid crystal, which could lead to advances in spintronics and quantum computing.
9 May 2017
A low-cost chemical process can transform waste glass bottles into nanosilicon anodes for high-performance lithium-ion batteries.
8 May 2017
A new sensor molecule can repeatedly brighten when the material it is incorporated into comes under heavy mechanical stress.
5 May 2017
Scientists have used graphene to transfer intricate crystalline patterns from an underlying semiconductor wafer to a top layer of identical material.
5 May 2017
Applying a coating of methyl viologen to lithium metal anodes can stabilize battery performance and eliminate dendrite growth.
4 May 2017
Using simplified proteins known as peptoids, scientists have discovered that a minor change in structure can alter the crystallization pathway.
4 May 2017
Molecular crystal lattice made up of fullerene molecules called fullerite has outstanding stiffness and hardness.
3 May 2017Cordelia Sealy
Scientists have successfully synthesized two new magnetic materials predicted by high-throughput computational models.
3 May 2017
Mimicking the vein structure in leaves helps produce material that improves lifetime of batteries.
2 May 2017Laurie Donaldson
Mobile sensor that detects specific wavelengths of electromagnetic energy.
2 May 2017Laurie Donaldson
Ultrathin superconducting film from woven nanowires.
1 May 2017Laurie Donaldson