Thermodynamic insights could lead to better catalysts
Experiments and analyses show how electrons and protons get together on an electrode surface.
Experiments and analyses show how electrons and protons get together on an electrode surface.
At relatively balmy temperatures, heat behaves like sound when moving through graphite, study reports.
Coating graphene with wax makes for a less contaminated surface during device manufacturing.
New system of “strain engineering” can change a material’s optical, electrical, and thermal properties.
Theoretical analysis distinguishes observed “holes” from the huge list of hypothetically possible ones.
First measurement of its kind could provide stepping stone to practical quantum computing.
"Magic-angle" graphene named 2018 Breakthrough of the Year; first ionic plane and earliest evidence of hydrogen gas named to top 10 breakthroughs.
A grad student's research project unexpectedly yields a spooky message made from millions of carbon nanotubes.
Technique from MIT could lead to tiny, self-powered devices for environmental, industrial, or medical monitoring.
Efficient method for making single-atom-thick, wafer-scale materials opens up opportunities in flexible electronics.
Taking a page from green plants, new polymer “grows” through a chemical reaction with carbon dioxide.
Fabrication technique could be integrated into manufacturing to make large-scale membranes.
Cost-effective method produces semiconducting films from materials that outperform silicon.
New bolometer is faster, simpler, and covers more wavelengths.
The brittle material can turn flexible when made into ultrafine needles, researchers find.