Performance and durability combine in liquid crystal transistors

Researchers have designed a smectic liquid crystal that overcomes many of the challenges posed by organic field effect transistor materials.

Electrical control of quantum bits in silicon paves the way to large quantum computers

Researchers have encoded quantum information in silicon using simple electrical pulses for the first time, bringing the construction of affordable large-scale quantum computers one step closer to reality.

Microfluidic electrochemical reactor chosen by NASA as potential Mars mission technology

NASA has selected UT Arlington as one of four U.S. institutions to develop improved methods for oxygen recovery and reuse aboard human spacecraft, a technology the agency says is crucial to 'enable our human journey to Mars and beyond'.

Multifunctional materials able to respond to thermal stimuli and change colour

Researchers have generated multifunctional materials with different capacities such as responding to thermal stimuli, changing colour, being magnetic and presenting movement at the microscale as a result of a variation in their molecular structure.

New material could boost batteries' power, help power plants

Researchers developed a material that acts as a superhighway for ions. The material could make batteries more powerful, change how gaseous fuel is turned into liquid fuel and help power plants burn coal and natural gas more efficiently.

Scientists use nanotechnology to visualize potential brain cancer treatments in real time

Scientists have developed new imaging techniques to watch dangerous brain tumor cells respond to treatment in real time.

New insights into graphene and organic composites in electronics

Chemists from Europe's Graphene Flagship review the potential for graphene-organic composite materials in electronics. The researchers show how organic semiconductors can be used to better process graphene, and to tune its properties for particular applications.