Materials that emit and manipulate light are at the heart of technologies ranging from solar energy to advanced imaging ...

Researchers at Rice University have identified why a widely studied organic semiconductor behaves unpredictably ...

A key factor for the performance of sensors is the speed at which the system returns to its initial state after a disturbance ...

The study of curvature effects on crystal structures and defect dynamics offers pivotal insights into how geometric constraints influence material properties at the micro‐ and nanoscale. Curved ...

If we are to prevent the impending environmental crisis, it is imperative that we find efficient and sustainable ways to avoid being wasteful. One area with much room for improvement is the recycling ...

Researchers and industries have been using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to study semiconductors' stacking and dislocation faults. This article considers the analysis of crystal structures.

Researchers from Fuzhou University have announced a significant breakthrough in energy storage technology, developing a novel dual-crystal-phase manganese dioxide (MnO₂) cathode that dramatically ...

Controlling the transport properties through a zeolite and the rates of diffusion and size of molecules that can be stored or transported are key in developing and optimizing zeolites for various ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The petrochemical industry relies on separating chemicals that differ by just fractions of a nanometer in size. Methanol must be purified from similarly-sized molecules in the ...