New way to power up nanomaterials for electronic applications

Scientists have discovered that perovskites, a class of promising materials that could be used for low-cost, high-performance solar cells and LEDs, have a previously unutilized molecular component that can further tune the electronic property of perovskites.

Tiny sensors reveal cellular forces involved in tissue generation

A new technique reveals the forces involved at the cellular level during biological tissue formation and growth processes. The technique could be useful in better understanding how these processes work, and in studying how they may respond to environmental toxins or drug therapies.

Crystalline polymers as sensor and detoxifier in one

A newly developed material not only quickly and selectively indicates the presence of ozone, but also simultaneously renders the gas harmless.

Trapping gases better with boron nitride nanopores

Scientists demonstrate high-performance gas molecule confinement with nanoporous boron nitride, promising to replace standard porous carbon in future.

A magnetic twist to graphene

By combining ferromagnets and two rotated layers of graphene, researchers open up a new platform for strongly interacting states using graphene's unique quantum degree of freedom.

Inexpensive, printed thermoelectric generators for power generation

Researchers have developed three-dimensional component architectures based on novel, printable thermoelectric materials. This might be a milestone on the way towards use of inexpensive thermoelectric generators.