Movie technology inspires wearable nanogenerator unit that aims to harvest energy

Technology designed to advance self-powering devices such as consumer electronics and defense innovations.

Quantum physicists succeed in controlling energy losses and shifts

Achievement can be applied to speed up quantum computers and design new quantum technological devices.

Novel technology aims to improve lithium metal battery life, safety

Rechargeable lithium metal batteries with increased energy density, performance, and safety may be possible with a newly-developed, solid-electrolyte interphase.

Spontaneous spin polarization demonstrated in a two-dimensional material

Physicists have demonstrated spin alignment of free electrons within a two-dimensional material.

A new way to watch atoms move in a single atomic sheet

X-ray laser snapshots give scientists a new tool for probing trillionths-of-a-second atomic motions in 2-D materials.

Graphene and cobalt team up in new electromagnetic devices

Scientists recently discovered how, together, graphene and cobalt offer very relevant properties in the field of magnetism. They believe that this breakthrough could accelerate the development of new logic devices to store large amounts of data quickly and with reduced energy consumption.

Driving water down nanohighways

Self-assembled channels in a polymer membrane could greatly enhance extraction of water from gases.