Study reveals surprising non-uniformity in vanadium dioxide that could one day enable more energy-efficient technologies.
Scientists synthesized a theoretically-predicted material with unusual current-carrying properties that could open the door for next-generation electronics.
Simple human-made cellular analogues both sense and regulate in response to externally created stress.
Generating and moving small, stable magnetic islands at room temperature could be the ticket to more energy-efficient electronics.
Bio-based molecular machines mechanically extrude tiny tubes and form networks, aiding in the design of self-repairing materials.
Major milestone in molecular electronics scored by Molecular Foundry and Columbia University team.
Tiny “match-head” wires act as built-in light concentrators, enhancing solar cell efficiency.
For the first time, electron tomography reveals the 3D coordinates of individual atoms and defects in a material.
Keeping the lights on: Solving the intermittency shortcomings of renewable solar energy.
A new, dime-sized light source will lead to novel spectrometers for the next generation of scientific discoveries.
Researchers have attained superlubricity, the near absence of friction, at a carbon-silica interface using nanodiamonds wrapped in graphene flakes.
Low-fatigue material remembers its shape, despite being transformed over 10 million times, could upgrade solar devices.
