An innovative platinum and copper alloy catalyst can convert methane from shale gas into hydrocarbon fuels without becoming coated in carbon.
22 January 2018
The topological insulator trisodium bismuthide can be as electronically smooth as the highest-quality graphene-based devices.
19 January 2018
By conducting systematic studies, researchers have provided a quantitative picture of how surface conditions control the growth of metal nanocrystals.
19 January 2018
A method for encapsulating metals such as dysprosium and copper in a single layer of graphene could produce materials with novel properties.
16 January 2018
Read our latest series and find out about materials science researchers in New Zealand and Australia.
12 January 2018
Scientists have engineered ‘artificial graphene’ by replicating, for the first time, the electronic structure of graphene with semiconducting materials.
12 January 2018
Two-step thermal reduction process boosts conductivity and mobility of reduced graphene oxide (RGO), opening up new potential applications.
9 January 2018Cordelia Sealy
Scientists have produced a ‘topological excitonic insulator’ for the first time by cooling stacked semiconductors to below 10K.
2 January 2018