The beauty of imperfections: Linking atomic defects to 2D materials' electronic properties

Scientists reveal oxygen's hidden talent for filling in atomic gaps in TMDs; and the surprising role of electron spin in conductivity.

Turning up the heat to create new nanostructured metals

Scientists used heat to drive a spontaneous process in which different metals mixed to form 3-D interlocking nanostructures in thin films, with applications for catalysts, solar cells, and biomedical sensors.

4D imaging with liquid crystal microlenses

Researchers have developed self-assembling liquid crystal microlenses that can reveal 4D information in one snapshot.

Making tiny antennas for wearable electronics

Researchers have made the tiniest radio-frequency antennas reported yet, with thicknesses of about 1/100 of a human hair.

The first high-speed straight motion of magnetic skyrmion at room temperature demonstrated

Researchers have, for the first time, successfully demonstrated a formation and current-induced motion of synthetic antiferromagnetic magnetic skyrmions. The established findings are expected to pave the way towards new functional information processing and storage technologies.

New water-based optical device revolutionizes the field of optics research

A new method of modulating light using water as a medium, called giant optical modulation, which is less expensive and easier to use than conventional methods.