Using a simple stretch to create powerful pseudomagnetic fields in graphene

Researchers make breakthrough discovery in graphene research that could provide a testbed for understanding how electrons move in extremely high magnetic fields.

EUPHONON coordination action publishes report on nanophotonics

The EU funded EUPHONON coordination action has published a report which includes Position Paper, Road Map and Strategic Research Agenda on Nanophononics in the context of ICT.

Nanoscale match-heads boost photovoltaic efficiency

Crystal growth on a nano/microscale level results in the formation of 'match-head'-like, three-dimensional structures that enhance light absorption and photovoltaic efficiency.

Metal-oxide interfaces create a flipping point

Coating nanowires with an oxide layer can enhance by an order of magnitude the probability of 'spin flips' for spintronic devices.

You can have your conductor and insulator, too

By carefully tuning the chemical composition of a particular compound, researchers have created a 'topological crystalline insulator', whose bulk acts as an insulator but whose surface conducts electrical currents through a process that is related to the coupling between the motion and spin of electrons.