Keeping Cool with a Black Semiconductor
The orientation-dependent thermal properties of black phosphorous could be used to keep microchips cool and improve their efficiency.
The orientation-dependent thermal properties of black phosphorous could be used to keep microchips cool and improve their efficiency.
Junctions between conductive graphene and insulating nanotubes could lead to faster electronics and computers.
Scientists review how we are matching – or exceeding – nature’s ability to make strong, tough lightweight structural materials.
New metal nanomesh leads to super stretchable and transparent gold electrodes that don’t wear out.
First realization of a novel material that can conduct magnetic waves on its edge, but not within its bulk.
Tabletop laser systems generate extreme ultraviolet probes will advance research towards a new generation of energy-conserving electronics.
New tabletop laser achieves sought-after energies needed for advanced characterization with unprecedented precision and range.
Theoretical modeling of energy loss in solar cells may lead to more efficient materials to convert sunlight to electricity.
A simplified architecture leads to efficiencies rivaling conventional silicon solar cells.
Patterned arrays of nanometer-sized connections in two-dimensional semiconductors could enable ultrathin integrated circuits for smartphones and solar cells.
A new tool allows atomic 3D printing.
Three-dimensional structure of nanocrystals in solution determined with atomic resolution using a new technique.