Using caffeine as a catalyst, researchers have devised a way to create gummy, biocompatible gels that could be used for medical applications.
17 April 2018
Scientists have witnessed exotic superconductivity in the material ytterbium-bismuth-platinum that relies on highly unusual electron interactions.
13 April 2018
Physicists have induced magnetism in platinum by applying an electric field in a paramagnetic ionic liquid, creating a switchable 2D ferromagnet.
12 April 2018
A solid oxide protective coating for metals, when applied in sufficiently thin layers, can deform as if it were a liquid, filling any cracks and gaps.
10 April 2018
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
Using a nanoparticle 'supersoap', scientists have developed a way to print three-dimensional structures composed entirely of liquids.
5 April 2018
When placed between the two electrodes of a lithium-metal battery, a graphene oxide 'nanosheet' can prevent the formation of lithium dendrites.
3 April 2018
Energy efficient windows through solution-based deposition.
28 March 2018Laurie Donaldson
Sewing patches of crystals seamlessly together at the atomic level to produce atomically thin fabrics.
28 March 2018Laurie Donaldson
Scientists have shown that both the proportion and distribution of chemical groups at the surface of silica dictates how it interacts with water.
26 March 2018
A new chemical vapor deposition method can produce single-crystal-like graphene films by supplying hydrocarbon molecules to the edge of the growing film.
26 March 2018
Scientists used advanced electron microscopy techniques to study the atomic structure of the surface and interior of a lithium-ion battery electrode.
21 March 2018
Researchers have discovered more details about the way certain materials hold a static electric charge even after two surfaces separate.
16 March 2018
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
Carbon nanotubes and graphene in a branch-and-leaves design produce a super-efficient and long-lasting electrode for supercapacitors.
8 March 2018
Using experiments and modeling, scientists have found that interactions between layers of 2D titanium disulfide are stronger than theory suggests.
2 March 2018
Hybrid electrode material enables fast ion conduction through continuous ceramic fibers, flexibility, and ability to use polymer roll-to-roll processing.
1 March 2018Cordelia Sealy
A novel multistep process can fabricate single crystal, atomically thin films of tungsten diselenide across large-area sapphire substrates.
28 February 2018