Second-order nonlinear optical effects can be induced in a titanium dioxide slab by covering it in gold triangles.
15 January 2020
Researchers have used a ‘multi-messenger’ approach to probe the properties of quantum materials at nanoscale resolutions.
14 January 2020
For the first time, scientists have managed to grow aluminum-based semiconductors for solar cells using hydride vapor phase epitaxy.
10 January 2020
2019 Materials Today Innovation Award recognizes the development of high-quality growth methods for III-V compound semiconductor materials
8 January 2020Cordelia Sealy
Turning natural atomic flaws inside diamond anvils into quantum sensors offers a novel way to study the effects of pressure on materials.
3 January 2020
New color fabric approach that helps control its spread of disease
2 January 2020Laurie Donaldson
Researchers have found that opaque silicon solar cells can be made transparent by simply punching lots of tiny holes into them.
1 January 2020
By taking advantage of polarons and plasmons, researchers have been able to develop optical nanoantennas from a conducting polymer.
28 December 2019
A new model has revealed how tiny tweaks to the molecular shapes in non-fullerene acceptors can improve the performance of organic solar cells.
20 December 2019
A synthetic actuator made from thermo-responsive liquid crystal polymer networks and a coat of dye can learn to bend and walk in response to light.
19 December 2019
drug-loaded silica nanoparticles target the blood vessels that supply tumors with oxygen and nutrients to ‘starve’ cancer cells
18 December 2019Cordelia Sealy
A new Raman spectroscopy technique can assess the chemical composition and structure of metallic particles with a diameter of just 0.5nm to 2nm.
17 December 2019
By encapsulating perovskite nanocrystals in both silica and plastic hairs, researchers have enhanced their ability to withstand moisture.
13 December 2019
By placing silver nanocubes on a thin layer of gold above a pyroelectric material, researchers have created a new multispectral photodetector.
11 December 2019
German Research Foundation honours Dr. Baptiste Gault with Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Award
9 December 2019Joe D'angelo
Scientists have found an organic compound that can harvest the 'hot electrons' produced when high-energy photons hit a perovskite semiconductor.
27 November 2019
Researchers have developed new organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite materials that don't contain lead and have a much improved stability.
21 November 2019