Researchers from Graz University of Technology and the University of Surrey have examined how subtle atomic-level differences between graphene and hexagonal boron nitride (h‑BN) affect the behavior of water on their surfaces. Understanding such wa...
Dec 7, 2025
Nanoengineered hard-carbon with nanoporous channels and an ultrathin SEI boosts fast, reversible all-slope sodium storage in hard-carbon anodes.
Dec 6, 2025
A research team from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has demonstrated ultrafast and highly reversible all-slope sodium storage using specially engineered hard carbon anodes.
Dec 5, 2025
Inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, a team of scientists from the University of Amsterdam have developed a material that can reflect different colors of light, depending on how it is stretched. The results were recently published in the jour...
Dec 5, 2025
Researchers engineered a strained germanium layer on silicon that allows charge to move faster than in any silicon-compatible material to date. This record mobility could lead to chips that run cooler, faster, and with dramatically lower energy co...
Dec 5, 2025
Scientists have discovered how to electrically power insulating nanoparticles using organic molecules that act like tiny antennas. These hybrids generate extremely pure near-infrared light, ideal for medical diagnostics and advanced communications...
Dec 5, 2025
Researchers directly filmed an atomically thin crystal melting, revealing an exotic hexatic phase that defies standard melting rules and contradicts theory.
Dec 5, 2025
Nanoscale kirigami inspired silicon metamaterial uses a cut and fold mesh to tune structural colour, smoothly shifting reflected light from green to yellow to red.
Dec 5, 2025
Scientists used Atomic Force Microscopy to watch nano droplets in real time, exposing how water interacts with surfaces and improving energy and semiconductor technologies.
Dec 3, 2025
A new water-resistant redox-active metal-organic framework stores electrons in acidic aqueous batteries with high durability, then can be broken down and resynthesized for reuse.
Dec 3, 2025
