Network of isolated, individual carbon nanotubes could be ideal transparent conductive films for touch screens, smart windows, and photovoltaic cells.
11 September 2018Cordelia Sealy
A new boron nitride lift-off technique could be used to produce tandem solar cells that combine indium gallium nitride and silicon.
4 September 2018
Scientists have developed a new electron microscopy method that allows them to observe the crystallization process for 2D materials.
4 September 2018
Adding lithium ions into the crystal structure of a quantum material called samarium nickelate makes it an ion conductor but an electrical insulator.
27 August 2018
Researchers can fine-tune the electronic, mechanical and optical properties of 2D heterostructures by varying the angle between the crystals in real time.
23 August 2018
Scientists have discovered that negatively curved carbon sheets known as schwarzites can be synthesized inside the pores of zeolites.
21 August 2018
Synthetic biology protein and polymer building blocks are used to construct ‘smart’ materials systems that can perceive and process information.
21 August 2018Cordelia Sealy
Nanowires could help restore impaired neurological functions involved in vision and movement
15 August 2018Cordelia Sealy
Researchers have developed a way to embed high-speed optoelectronic semiconductor devices within fibers, which can then be woven into fabrics.
14 August 2018
Researchers have used a chemical process discovered decades ago to make the linkages between covalent organic frameworks much sturdier.
8 August 2018
A new method allows optical fibers to identify the material they are in contact with by using a light beam within the fiber to generate a sound wave.
7 August 2018
Researchers have developed magnetic elastomeric composites that move in different ways when exposed to light, such as bending, twisting and expanding.
2 August 2018
Publishing the proceedings from leading conference series.
1 August 2018Stewart Bland
By doping alumina crystals with neodymium ions, engineers have developed a new laser material that can emit ultra-short, high-power pulses.
31 July 2018
Scientists have used a photoconductive atomic force microscope to better understand the nanoscale properties of artificial photosynthesis materials.
30 July 2018
A novel polymer material can change its structure in response to light, converting from a rigid substance to a softer one that can heal itself.
30 July 2018
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25 July 2018Stewart Bland