A new method for growing thin layers of the semiconductor gallium nitride can produce high-power transistors.
16 January 2020
Second-order nonlinear optical effects can be induced in a titanium dioxide slab by covering it in gold triangles.
15 January 2020
Scientists have found a way to study the structure and properties of the underside of a freestanding complex oxide thin film.
14 January 2020
Droplets containing chain-like liquid crystal molecules with different lengths can transform into complex shapes when the temperature drops.
10 January 2020
A novel polymer sponge covered in nanocrystalline silicon can remove over 90% of oil microdroplets from wastewater within 10 minutes.
9 January 2020
nanocrystal core-shell catalyst for fuel cells uses less Pt but drives the oxygen reduction reaction more efficiently and is more durable
8 January 2020Cordelia Sealy
2019 Materials Today Innovation Award recognizes the development of high-quality growth methods for III-V compound semiconductor materials
8 January 2020Cordelia Sealy
A plastic wrap with a nanostructured, chemically treated surface can repel everything that comes into contact with it, including viruses and bacteria.
6 January 2020
New color fabric approach that helps control its spread of disease
2 January 2020Laurie Donaldson
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
Using an electron microscope, researchers have unlocked the fundamental physics of how roughness affects soft material adhesion to a surface.
13 December 2019
Depositing an organic polymer as highly aligned crystals produces a transparent, flexible coating with high electrical conductivity.
10 December 2019
Rotating layers of boron nitride above and below a graphene layer introduces moiré superlattices that modify the graphene's electronic properties.
6 December 2019
highly porous polymer foam that mimic bone marrow drives the differentiation of blood-forming stem cells
5 December 2019Cordelia Sealy
'Designer substrates' produced by exposing silicon to phosphine gas offer a quick and inexpensive way to synthesize high quality 2D crystals.
2 December 2019
Researchers have developed a novel polymer coating that dramatically reduces the amount of water needed to flush a conventional toilet.
29 November 2019
Metal structure that is so water repellent that it won’t sink even when damaged or punctured
25 November 2019Laurie Donaldson