Modular construction - on a molecular scale

Predictable assembly of protein building blocks result in a new class of porous materials, with potential uses ranging from efficient fuel storage to practical carbon capture and conversion.

Nano-stiltskin: Turning gold into ...see-through rubber

New metal nanomesh leads to super stretchable and transparent gold electrodes that don't wear out.

Surf's up: Magnetic waves on the edge

First realization of a novel material that can conduct magnetic waves on its edge, but not within its bulk.

Keeping cool with a black semiconductor

The orientation-dependent thermal properties of black phosphorous could be used to keep microchips cool and improve their efficiency.

Working better together: Two materials defining the future of high-speed electronics

Junctions between conductive graphene and insulating nanotubes could lead to faster electronics and computers.

Researchers discover new way to turn electricity into light, using graphene

By slowing down light to a speed slower than flowing electrons, researchers create a kind of optical 'sonic boom'.

A new way to control oxygen for electronic properties

Researchers have found they could use a small electric current to introduce oxygen voids, or vacancies, that dramatically change the conductivity of thin oxide films.