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Ultrathin material lights up at a stretch

A six-atom thick bilayer of tungsten diselenide exhibited a 100-fold increase in photoluminescence when subjected to strain.

21 May 2018
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Iron ore yields novel 2D material

Scientists have extracted a novel 2D material, termed hematene, from a common iron ore, which could prove of use in solar cells and spintronic devices.

15 May 2018
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Ceramic transition metal nanoparticle complexes coated with amino acids combine optical properties and chiral asymmetry.

14 May 2018Cordelia Sealy
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Giant photo-effect in graphene decorated with Pt nanoparticles boosts proton transport and hydrogen generation.

14 May 2018Cordelia Sealy
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The Acta Journals are delighted to announce the recipients of the 2018 Outstanding Reviewer awards for excellence in reviewing in 2017.

11 May 2018
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New sensing strategy enables biological targets to be tracked and imaged in vitro and in vivo with high spatial and temporal accuracy.

11 May 2018Cordelia Sealy
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By photodoping silicon cylinders, researchers have built the first metal-free, dynamically tunable metamaterial for controlling electromagnetic waves.

8 May 2018
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Using various analytical techniques, researchers have established how hydrogen bonding plays a key role in the performance of perovskite solar cells.

1 May 2018
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Salt aids the creation of 2D materials by lowering the energetic barrier that otherwise prevents the component molecules from reacting with each other.

1 May 2018
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By combining buckyballs with a molecular charge-transfer compound, scientists have produced a 2D nanosheet that expands on exposure to light.

27 April 2018
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Find out about the recipients of the 2018 Outstanding review awards from the Acta Journals.

19 April 2018
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Researchers have developed a smooth, durable, clear polymer coating that swiftly sheds water, oils, alcohols and even peanut butter.

17 April 2018
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A novel database of inorganic thin-film materials for energy applications developed by NREL scientists contains more than 140,000 sample entries.

16 April 2018
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Constant illumination relaxes the crystal lattice of a perovskite material, making it more efficient at collecting sunlight and converting it to energy.

11 April 2018
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A novel smart ink can produce 3D objects that change shape and color, such as reducing to 1% their original size with 10-times the resolution.

11 April 2018
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A novel method can produce linked networks of metal oxides, held together by boron, that possess interesting catalytic or electronic properties.

9 April 2018
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An aluminum-based material can quickly change how it reflects heat, by smoothing or wrinkling its surface after being stretched or electrically triggered.

6 April 2018
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Chemists have found a sodium-based material that offers a cheap and non-toxic alternative to lead-containing perovskites for use in solar cells.

30 March 2018
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Sewing patches of crystals seamlessly together at the atomic level to produce atomically thin fabrics.

28 March 2018Laurie Donaldson
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Polyurethane/black phosphorous composite is a biodegradable, remotely trigged shape memory polymer.

26 March 2018Cordelia Sealy
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