Surprising discoveries about 2D molybdenum disulfide

Scientists have used a unique nano-optical probe to study the effects of illumination on two-dimensional semiconductors at the molecular level.

Engineers 'sandwich' atomic layers to make new materials for energy storage

Using a method they invented for joining disparate elemental layers into a stable material with uniform, predictable properties, researchers are testing an array of new combinations that may vastly expand the options available to create faster, smaller, more efficient energy storage, advanced electronics and wear-resistant materials.

Recipe book for colloids

New study shows correlation between microscopic structures and macroscopic properties.

Scientists achieve major breakthrough in thin-film magnetism

New research has uncovered a new twist to the story of thin-film magnetism.

New optical chip lights up the race for quantum computer

Researchers have developed an optical chip that can process photons in an infinite number of ways.

Black phosphorus surges ahead of graphene

Scientists tune black phosphorus' band gap to form a superior conductor, allowing for the application to be mass produced for electronic and optoelectronics devices.

Advance in photodynamic therapy offers new approach to ovarian cancer

Researchers have made a significant advance in the use of photodynamic therapy to combat ovarian cancer in laboratory animals, using a combination of techniques that achieved complete cancer cell elimination with no regrowth of tumors.