Polyurethane/black phosphorous composite is a biodegradable, remotely trigged shape memory polymer.
26 March 2018Cordelia Sealy
Find out about the winners of this year's Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids.
23 March 2018
Scientists have created a new method for doping germanium with desired foreign atoms, creating new materials with significantly altered properties.
22 March 2018
By inserting positively charged ammonium molecules between the layers, scientists have developed a novel way to make superlattices of 2D materials.
22 March 2018
A new technique can ‘sew’ two patches of crystals seamlessly together at the atomic level to create atomically-thin fabrics for use in electronic devices.
21 March 2018
Adding a small molecule to act as an electron donor and enhance the absorption of the active layer can improve the efficiency of an organic solar cell.
15 March 2018
NiOx-based perovskite materials promise low-cost, highly efficient, flexible solar photovoltaic devices.
13 March 2018Cordelia Sealy
Understanding why a 2D material grown on a sapphire substrate had worse properties than predicted has allowed scientists to improve those properties.
12 March 2018
A novel imaging technique uses a tiny needle to nudge a single nanoparticle into different orientations and capture 2D images to reconstruct a 3D picture,
9 March 2018
Nanoparticle-decorated bioactive glass provides a scaffold for bone regrowth and the capacity for photothermal treatment to target tumor cells.
5 March 2018Cordelia Sealy
Researchers used data mining and computational tools to discover a new phosphor material for white LEDs that is inexpensive and easy to make.
2 March 2018