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Materials’ mission to reach strange new worlds
Advancements in materials science are central to space exploration, but equally important is addressing societal implicati...
Molecule-like synthesis of ligand-protected metal nanoclusters
Molecule-like synthesis of ligand-protected metal nanoclusters
Ligand-protected metal nanoclusters (NCs) are ultrasmall particles (<3 nm) that represent the molecular state...
Electronic and quantum properties of organic two-dimensional crystals
Electronic and quantum properties of organic two-dimensional crystals
Organic two-dimensional crystals (O2DCs) are a class of synthetic layered materials, typically constructed from π-con...
Binding energy referencing in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
Binding energy referencing in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
Binding energy (BE) referencing is critical to the reliability of chemical analysis performed by X-ray photoelectron spect...
A new monocrystalline 2D high-κ dielectric
A new monocrystalline 2D high-κ dielectric
An article in Nature Materials reports the synthesis of single crystals of ultrathin gadolinium pentoxide (Gd2O5) that com...
Intrinsically adaptive camouflage material
Intrinsically adaptive camouflage material
An article in Science Advances presents a material that can intrinsically change colour depending on the incoming light.
Biomimetic optoelectronics with nanomaterials for artificial vision
Biomimetic optoelectronics with nanomaterials for artificial vision
Vision is crucial for intelligent machines to detect and interact with their environments. However, conventional artificia...
Helping diabetic wounds heal
Helping diabetic wounds heal
An article in Nature Communications reports a degradable polymer-based diabetic wound dressing that addresses both inflamm...
Hidden triplet states at hybrid organic–inorganic interfaces
Hidden triplet states at hybrid organic–inorganic interfaces
Triplet states have been widely studied in phosphorescent molecules, lanthanide complexes and triplet–triplet annihi...
Sensing how an embryo takes shape
Sensing how an embryo takes shape
An article in Nature Materials describes the bioprinting of hydrogel force sensors directly into the tissues of live embry...
Activity versus stability of atomically dispersed transition-metal electrocatalysts
Activity versus stability of atomically dispersed transition-metal electrocatalysts
Polymer electrolyte fuel cells operating on clean and sustainable hydrogen are an attractive solution for clean transporta...
Boosting the performance of plastic thermoelectrics
Boosting the performance of plastic thermoelectrics
An article in Nature presents a polymeric thermoelectric material with a figure of merit of 1.28.
Untangling the chemical complexity of plastics to improve life cycle outcomes
Untangling the chemical complexity of plastics to improve life cycle outcomes
A diversity of chemicals are intentionally added to plastics to enhance their properties and aid in manufacture. Yet the a...
Thermoelectric copper selenide gets a boost
Thermoelectric copper selenide gets a boost
An article in Nature Materials reports the use of a co-doping strategy to produce a Cu2Se-based superionic material that h...
Chemotherapy delivery activated by radiation
Chemotherapy delivery activated by radiation
An article in Advanced Materials presents a drug delivery platform for cancer chemotherapy that is activated by radiation.
External-pressure–electrochemistry coupling in solid-state lithium metal batteries
External-pressure–electrochemistry coupling in solid-state lithium metal batteries
Solid-state lithium metal batteries (SSLBs) using inorganic solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) have attracted extensive scien...
Protein materials, by blueprint
Protein materials, by blueprint
An article in Nature describes regular, modular protein building blocks that can be combined — following a standard ...
Hybrid perovskites unlocking the development of light-emitting solar cells
Hybrid perovskites unlocking the development of light-emitting solar cells
Light-emitting perovskite solar cells are emerging optoelectronic devices that integrate light-emitting and electricity-ge...
Engineering interlayer hybridization in van der Waals bilayers
Engineering interlayer hybridization in van der Waals bilayers
In the decade since the introduction of van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures for designer devices, there has been...
Solution-processed memristors: performance and reliability
Solution-processed memristors: performance and reliability
Memristive devices are gaining importance in the semiconductor industry for applications in information storage, artificia...
2D materials for durable and sustainable electric vehicles
2D materials for durable and sustainable electric vehicles
The increasing popularity of electric vehicles as an alternative to internal combustion engine vehicles brings new realiti...
Rethinking biochar: black gold or not?
Rethinking biochar: black gold or not?
Biochar is proposed as a promising solution for sustainable development, but proper risk management and careful evaluation...
Stable 2D magnets
An article in Nano Letters reports the growth of large-size iron oxide-based 2D magnets.
Phase engineering of MoS2 heterostructures
An article in Advanced Materials describes a strategy to obtain transition metal dichalcogenide heterostructures with cont...
3D to 2D perovskite conversion
An article in Nature Communications presents a general method to create intermixed 2D/3D heterostructures to improve the s...
Clean palladium nanosheets
An article in ACS Nano presents an environmentally friendlier way to produce clean palladium nanosheets.
Meet the spinaron
Meet the spinaron
An article in Nature Physics presents experimental evidence for spinaronic states in Co atoms on a Cu(111) surface.
Human and environmental safety of carbon nanotubes across their life cycle
Human and environmental safety of carbon nanotubes across their life cycle
Carbon nanotubes are a large family of carbon-based hollow cylindrical structures with unique physicochemical properties t...
Propelling the widespread adoption of large-scale 3D printing
Propelling the widespread adoption of large-scale 3D printing
3D printing can be used to automate the manufacturing of building elements for large-scale structures such as skyscrapers,...
Sexism in academia is bad for science and a waste of public funding
Sexism in academia is bad for science and a waste of public funding
Higher education and research institutions are critical to the well-being and success of societies, meaning their financia...
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