Researchers develop a simple method to build stable, atom-thick metal layers using tiny defects in carbon, enabling efficient ...

Making transistors with dissolved nanocrystals Solution-based processing of a field-effect transistor from inorganic nanocrystals.

The mechanical strength and toughness of engineering materials are often mutually exclusive, posing challenges for material ...

However, as Perez tells Physics World the self-assembly of molecular layers on graphene and other weakly interacting substrates remains little understood. “From the experimental side, the preparation ...

Sungwook Chung, Seong-Ho Shin, Carolyn R. Bertozzi, James J. De Yoreo, Self-catalyzed growth of S layers via an amorphous-to-crystalline transition limited by folding kinetics, Proceedings of the ...

Existing self-healing synthetic skins must be realigned manually—by humans. Even a slight misalignment in layers might compromise functional recovery. The secret is in the materials.