Transport properties Research update Semiconductor funnel could boost solar cells Band-gap engineering increases photon absorption Read article: Semiconductor funnel could boost solar cells
Transport properties Research update Quantum-dot photodetector offers short cut for electrons New device dispenses with conventional thin-film architecture Read article: Quantum-dot photodetector offers short cut for electrons
Transport properties Research update Quantum dots entangled with single photons Breakthrough could boost quantum communication Read article: Quantum dots entangled with single photons
Transport properties Research update Bacteria ‘wires’ conduct electrons over centimetre distances Tiny filaments allow micro-organisms to flourish without oxygen Read article: Bacteria ‘wires’ conduct electrons over centimetre distances
Transport properties Research update Gossamer ‘nanoweb’ blocks light Counterintuitive result might lead to new optical devices Read article: Gossamer ‘nanoweb’ blocks light
Transport properties Research update Graphene tunnel barrier makes its debut Spintronics could benefit from wonder material Read article: Graphene tunnel barrier makes its debut
Transport properties Research update New cloak promises to be invisible to electrons Device would be invisible to electrons Read article: New cloak promises to be invisible to electrons
Transport properties Research update Survival of the fittest nanoantenna Evolutionary algorithms boost optical performance Read article: Survival of the fittest nanoantenna
Transport properties Research update Graphene offers up another quantum surprise The fractional quantum Hall effect in graphene is different Read article: Graphene offers up another quantum surprise
Transport properties Research update Topological behaviour spotted in quasicrystal Discovery could lead to materials with dimensions greater than three Read article: Topological behaviour spotted in quasicrystal
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