Addition of CNT thin-films to fabrics could power portable electronics

Scientists reported significant advances in the thermoelectric performance of organic semiconductors based on carbon nanotube thin films that could be integrated into fabrics to convert waste heat into electricity or serve as a small power source.

Scientists elevate quantum dot solar cell world record

Researchers established a new world efficiency record for quantum dot solar cells, at 13.4 percent.

Lens trick doubles odds for quantum interaction

Scientists use a super-resolution imaging technique to strengthen photon interaction with atoms.

Opening the van der Waals' sandwich

Researchers create world's first system to measure the force needed to separate a crystal's microscopic layers, a boon for semiconductor development.

Mission not so impossible now: Control complex molecular organization

Scientists achieved thin films with structures virtually impossible via traditional methods.

Spin-polarized surface states in superconductors

Novel spin-polarized surface states may guide the search for materials that host Majorana fermions, unusual particles that act as their own antimatter, and could revolutionize quantum computers.

Graphene enables high-speed electronics on flexible materials

A flexible detector for terahertz frequencies (1000 gigahertz) has been developed by researchers using graphene transistors on plastic substrates. It is the first of its kind.