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Theoretical modeling of energy loss in solar cells may lead to more efficient materials to convert sunlight to electricity.
Atomic-scale simulations predict how to use nanoparticles to increase hydrogen production.
Predictable assembly of protein building blocks result in a new class of porous materials, with potential uses ranging from efficient fuel storage to practical carbon capture and conversion.
Scientists review how we are matching – or exceeding – nature’s ability to make strong, tough lightweight structural materials.
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.
New electron-beam writing technique controls electronic properties for future on-demand re-configurable electronics.
A simplified architecture leads to efficiencies rivaling conventional silicon solar cells.
Dressing electrons with a rotating field of laser light creates distinct, controllable states, opening the door for innovative electronics.
Patterned arrays of nanometer-sized connections in two-dimensional semiconductors could enable ultrathin integrated circuits for smartphones and solar cells.
