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40-year controversy in solid-state physics resolved

An international team has shown that the puzzling properties of samarium hexaboride do not stem from the material being a topological insulator, as it had been proposed to be.

Feb 6th, 2018

The dawn of gallium oxide microelectronics

Gallium oxide has an advantage over silicon in producing cheaper and smaller devices.

Feb 6th, 2018

Serious shortcomings in aging tests of new solar cell materials

Scientists have found that only a fraction of stability tests done on new types of solar cells meet proper requirements. Tests lack common standards and should have been done in real-world conditions and in groups of several cells.

Feb 6th, 2018

Optical ceramic meets metal-organic frameworks

Researchers have developed a new type of materials, i.e. metal-organic frameworks, for preparation of the optical ceramics.

Feb 6th, 2018

Pores with a memory

Light switch: porous polymer films with shape memory.

Feb 6th, 2018

New method enables high-resolution measurements of magnetism

Researchers have made significant progress allowing very high resolution magnetic measurements. With their method it is possible to measure magnetism of individual atomic planes.

Feb 6th, 2018

Theoretical physicists manipulate light with nanoscale objects

Results advance understanding of periodic arrays in nanostructures.

Feb 6th, 2018

Liquid crystals form nano rings

Quantized self-assembly enables design of materials with novel properties.

Feb 6th, 2018

Researchers discover an exceptional metal-oxide magnesium battery cathode material

Move over, lithium-ion; now, there's a better battery on the horizon.

Feb 6th, 2018

Advances in fabricating nanocrystalline diamonds to study materials under extreme conditions

These synthetic diamonds have produced nearly twice the pressure found at the center of the Earth.

Feb 6th, 2018

Researchers solve a materials mystery key to next-generation electronic devices

Researchers have provided evidence of a hole gas coexisting with the electron gas. They designed an ultrathin material, known as a thin film structure, specifically for this research.