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Working Better Together: Two Materials Defining the Future of High-Speed Electronics
Junctions between conductive graphene and insulating nanotubes could lead to faster electronics and computers.
Junctions between conductive graphene and insulating nanotubes could lead to faster electronics and computers.
The orientation-dependent thermal properties of black phosphorous could be used to keep microchips cool and improve their efficiency.
Understanding how gold alloy cracks provides insight for material failures for nuclear power.
Gels made up of nanoparticles hold together due to their electrostatic interactions and collapse with agitation.
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.
Liquid metal transforms solid alloy into pore-filled structure that could be used in future batteries.
Inexpensive method allows synthesis of a tiny solar cell that pumps out fuel.
New tabletop laser achieves sought-after energies needed for advanced characterization with unprecedented precision and range.
Scientists review how we are matching – or exceeding – nature’s ability to make strong, tough lightweight structural materials.
Templates allow for materials with deliberate sizes and shapes for solar cells and electricity generation from waste heat.