Surface science

Transparent, conductive polymer benefits from a bit of order

Depositing an organic polymer as highly aligned crystals produces a transparent, flexible coating with high electrical conductivity.

New study puts twist on electronic properties of graphene

Rotating layers of boron nitride above and below a graphene layer introduces moiré superlattices that modify the graphene's electronic properties.

Porous scaffold makes a good home for blood stem cells

highly porous polymer foam that mimic bone marrow drives the differentiation of blood-forming stem cells

‘Designer substrates’ produce high quality 2D crystals

'Designer substrates' produced by exposing silicon to phosphine gas offer a quick and inexpensive way to synthesize high quality 2D crystals.

New polymer coating helps reduce the need for toilet flushing

Researchers have developed a novel polymer coating that dramatically reduces the amount of water needed to flush a conventional toilet.

Unsinkable metal structure uses spider sense to stay afloat

Metal structure that is so water repellent that it won’t sink even when damaged or punctured

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Tiny electronic components could communicate by waving

Surface-plasmon-polariton waves between a metal and a dielectric may offer a way for tiny electronic components to communicate with each other.

Molybdenum disulfide sandwich makes superconducting transistor

By studying superconductivity in molybdenum disulfide, scientists have developed a superconducting transistor and discovered new superconducting states.