Researchers have experimentally confirmed that a cubic boron arsenide crystal offers high carrier mobility for both electrons and holes.
28 July 2022
Researchers have developed a method for synthesizing 2D materials known as heterolayer coordination nanosheets between two liquids.
28 July 2022
Researchers have developed a polymer that can be tailored for different uses and recycled back into its component monomers efficiently and indefinitely.
27 July 2022
Researchers have used supercomputer simulations to discover new high-entropy alloys and determine their properties.
27 July 2022
comfortable and form-fitting smart textiles from pressure sensors
26 July 2022Laurie Donaldson
one-step chemical vapor deposition synthesis produces regular arrays of single-crystal MoTe2 nanoribbons on SiO2/Si
26 July 2022Cordelia Sealy
Using biomimetic proteins, researchers have created composite layered 2D materials that are resistant to breaking and extremely stretchable.
26 July 2022
Researchers have developed a method for the large-scale manufacture of highly efficient and semi-transparent solar cells.
25 July 2022
Using quantum mechanical models, researchers have more accurately predicted how amorphous carbon conducts electricity and absorbs light.
25 July 2022
energy-saving, green gas separation process uses boron nitride (BN) powers and ball milling
22 July 2022Cordelia Sealy
Researchers have demonstrated a new platform for guiding compressed light waves in very thin van der Waals crystals.
22 July 2022
By developing a novel electrolyte, researchers have produced a sodium-ion battery with greatly extended longevity.
21 July 2022
Understanding how nanoparticles protect stone
20 July 2022Laurie Donaldson
Researchers have shown that their flash Joule heating method for producing graphene can also be used to produce boron nitride.
20 July 2022
Using characterization techniques, researchers have investigated the crystallization process that allows nanoparticles to protect historic buildings.
19 July 2022
New material makes artificial muscles that are stronger and more flexible than their biological counterparts
19 July 2022Laurie Donaldson
Photoelectric detector could be a low-cost route to detecting atmospheric pollutants
18 July 2022Laurie Winkless
By combining iron with carbon and nitrogen, researchers have produced a new fuel cell catalyst that is efficient, durable and inexpensive.
18 July 2022
Researchers have fabricated a nanowire that is 2.6nm long and shows an unusual increase in conductance as the wire gets longer.
15 July 2022
Researchers have developed a novel dielectric elastomer film that can make a powerful actuator for use in artificial muscles.
15 July 2022
A light-powered catalyst made from gallium nitride nanowires covered in nanoparticles can transform carbon dioxide into synthesis gas.
14 July 2022
Researchers have shown that a novel photovoltaic device made from an antimony-based composite can distinguish between different colors of light.
13 July 2022
For the first time, researchers have observed electrons flowing as vortices, or whirlpools, in a two-dimensional material.
13 July 2022
Researchers have shown that magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles can be used to clean teeth, acting as as a toothbrush, rinse and dental floss.
12 July 2022
Researchers have discovered the importance of a quantum phase transition known as the Anderson transition to thermoelectric materials.
12 July 2022
In a counterintuitive discovery, researchers have found that the magnetic spins in neodymium ‘freeze’ into a static pattern when the temperature rises.
11 July 2022
Your next medical test could be biodegradable
11 July 2022Laurie Winkless
By adopting a new electrolyte, researchers have developed lithium-ion batteries that perform well at both freezing cold and scorching hot temperatures.
8 July 2022
Researchers have developed a light-powered metal-organic framework catalyst that can efficiently convert methane into methanol.
7 July 2022
Researchers have discovered that adding nanostructures to the micro-partices that make up electrodes could lead to better batteries.
7 July 2022
Researchers have developed liquefied gas electrolytes that could be used to produce lithium-ion batteries that are sustainable and fire-extinguishing.
6 July 2022
Inspired by molecular gastronomy, researchers have incorporated carbon monoxide into stable foams for treating inflammation and tissue damage.
6 July 2022
A semiconductor membrane perforated with evenly spaced holes can function as a perfect scalable laser cavity that emits a single wavelength of light.
5 July 2022
A new open-access paper examines some of the latest advances in wearable electronic devices being developed using electrospinning.
5 July 2022
Using X-ray absorption spectroscopy and computer simulations, researchers have studied the local structure of a model high-entropy alloy.
4 July 2022
For the first time, researchers have measured the migration of carbon atoms over the surface of the two-dimensional material graphene.
4 July 2022
novel, two-dimensional, single-crystalline ‘holey’ graphyne synthesized in a bottom-up approach
1 July 2022Cordelia Sealy
Using computer modeling, researchers hev shown that 2D polymer sheets can rise and rotate in spiral helices without the application of external power.
1 July 2022