12/21/2015
Published in Nano Letters
Atomically precise phase transformations generate ‘nanopillar’ structures with smaller device features than conventional lithography
Published in Physical Review Letters
Applying a voltage across a ferromagnetic semiconductor can control its magnetic properties, offering a way to create better spintronic devices
11/30/2015
Published in Nature
The brittleness of metallic glasses can be readily alleviated by subjecting them to thermal cycling
10/26/2015
Published in Nature Materials
New geometric rules ensure that ultrathin polymer sheets encapsulate liquid droplets with optimal efficiency
Published in Advanced Materials
Nanoparticles of ruthenium oxide trapped between atom-thin layers of carbon boost the performance of lithium–oxygen batteries
09/28/2015
A long-standing debate has been resolved with the observation of superconductivity in BaC6, shedding light on its superconducting mechanism
Published in Advanced Functional Materials
The discovery of an unexpected temperature complexity in high-speed phase-change memory devices will help resolve performance issues
08/31/2015
Published in Science Advances
A new metallic state is discovered in an unconventional superconductor based on buckyballs
A renewable energy device uses sunlight to distill water into steam with an extra-high conversion efficiency thanks to the unique properties of nanoporous graphene
Potassium coating allows researchers to realize superconductive FeSe multilayer films for the first time
07/27/2015
Published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
A material with a remarkable supercapacitor performance holds promise as a battery replacement
06/29/2015
Ultrafine sodium titanate nanowires that exhibit remarkable exchange of radioactive ions have been produced by a heat-free method
Fibers capable of inducing complex cellular organization have been fabricated using microfluidic spinning
05/25/2015
Published in Nature Communications
An ultrathin metal film on a topological insulator is found to adopt the conduction properties of the topological insulator
Solid–solid lithium-based interfaces are promising for next-generation high-energy-density batteries
04/27/2015
A new sodium-based material with an exceptional sodium-ion conductivity shows promise as a cheap alternative to lithium-based electrolytes
By joining two superhard materials, AIMR researchers show that the resulting composite is more than the sum of its parts
An unusual phase known as the nematic phase appears to be responsible for the superconductivity of iron selenide
03/30/2015
By making a silicene sandwich, researchers have shown that silicene has similar electronic properties to its carbon equivalent, graphene
02/23/2015
A theoretical and experimental study clearly shows that defects reduce the spin polarization of magnetite
The addition of nitrogen and sulfur to nanoporous graphene in combination with defects results in a cheap and effective catalyst for hydrogen fuel cells
01/26/2015
Growing a single-molecule-thick film on nanoporous gold provides a new way to obtain high-activity catalysts for hydrogen production
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