Transport properties Research update Nanoparticles boost thermoelectric efficiency New nanocomposite material could recover energy from car exhausts Read article: Nanoparticles boost thermoelectric efficiency
Transport properties Research update Quantum communications boosted by solid memory devices Researchers demonstrate the basics of quantum memories Read article: Quantum communications boosted by solid memory devices
Transport properties Research update Watching atoms at graphene’s edge New spectroscopy technique could lead to better nanoelectronics Read article: Watching atoms at graphene’s edge
Transport properties Video Funding the frontiers of materials science When he takes up his new post at the NSF in January, Ian Robertson will be better placed than most to shape the future of materials research Read article: Funding the frontiers of materials science
Transport properties Video Living in a material world The MRS Fall Meeting in Boston is the place to be if you want to know what’s hot in materials science and technology Read article: Living in a material world
Transport properties Research update Graphene supercapacitor breaks storage record New technology could recharge mobile phones and digital cameras Read article: Graphene supercapacitor breaks storage record
Transport properties Research update Honeycomb windows that could harvest the Sun Polymers and fullerenes combine to generate photocurrents Read article: Honeycomb windows that could harvest the Sun
Transport properties Research update Nanoribbons make good memories New graphene memory cell could help preserve Moore's law Read article: Nanoribbons make good memories
Ultrafast science Research update Star Wars ‘telepresence’ tantalisingly close Holography delivers real-time images of remote events Read article: Star Wars ‘telepresence’ tantalisingly close
Transport properties Research update Graphene single-transistor amplifier is a first New single-transistor device rivals conventional semiconductor amplifiers Read article: Graphene single-transistor amplifier is a first
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