Metal-organic frameworks: ready for electronics

Scientists have observed unequivocally for the first time band-like electron transport in an organic based material, a metal organic framework. This semiconducting behavior, together with its cost-effective production, opens the path for employing metal organic frameworks as active materials in electronic devices.

Biomaterials with 'Frankenstein proteins' help heal tissue

Biomaterial that solidifies at body temperature integrates into wounds to help cells grow.

High-performance flexible transparent force touch sensor for wearable devices

Researchers reported a high-performance and transparent nanoforce touch sensor by developing a thin, flexible, and transparent hierarchical nanocomposite film.

Fluorine flows in, makes 2D material metal

By getting in the way, fluorine atoms help a two-dimensional material transform from a semiconductor to a metal in a way that could be highly useful for electronics and other applications.

New model helps define optimal temperature and pressure to forge nanodiamonds in an explosion

Researchers have developed a procedure and a computer model that can simulate the highly variable conditions of explosions on phenomenally short time scales.

Covalently modified two-dimensional arsenic for electronics

Scientists have introduced a new 2D material by successfully modifying arsenene (arsenic in a graphene-like structure) with chloromethylene groups.

Perovskites - materials of the future in optical communication

Researchers have shown how an inorganic perovskite can be made into a cheap and efficient photodetector that transfers both text and music.

Artificial intelligence aids automatic monitoring of single molecules in cells

Researchers have developed an automated method of tracking single fluorescently labeled molecules in living cells, enabling large numbers of molecules to be analyzed and characterized rapidly and cost-effectively.