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Plugging into alternative energy storage ideas.

Energy storage technologies vie for investment

Photograph of the plastic nanogap PLED device with a-Lith fabricated Al-Au nanogap structures on a PET substrate. Credit: Journal of Physics: Materials

Polymer LEDs go nano

A recently developed adhesion lithography technique brings greater versatility fabrication nanoscale optoelectronic devices

mRNA nanoparticles restore tumour-suppressor gene

A new approach to treating cancer

Research headlines

Optical micrograph of a large h-BN crystal exfoliated on a copper foil, fully covered with graphene after the growth. Credit: Journal of Physics: Materials

Graphene plasmon devices take on quality and scale

Encapsulating graphene in hexagonal boron nitride enables tunable plasmon technologies and is now possible at large scales

Topological photons could make qubits for quantum computers

Researchers have quantum mechanically interfered topological states of light for the first time

Light controls a ‘living biomaterial’

A bacteria-based living biomaterial can be controlled with light to interact with mammalian cells

Photoexcitation of a CdS nanorod (yellow) provides the driving force for transfer of holes to the molecular catalyst (structure on top). Meanwhile, the CdS nanorod acts as a conduit to shuttle electrons to the hydrogen-evolving Pt nanoparticle (grey) affixed to the nanorod tip, completing the reaction without sacrificial agents. Courtesy of Nature

Specific nanocatalyst placements improve visible-light water splitting

Utilizing the anisotropy of nanorods to separately anchor hydrogen reduction and water oxidation co-catalysts could provide the key to efficient water splitting

Functional gradient effects make spider webs special

Findings may help in the development of new types of impact-resistant structures

‘Vaporized’ electrons in graphene boost signals into the terahertz range

Nonlinear effect could drive extremely fast nanoelectronics

2D Materials

Publishing fundamental and applied research of the highest quality and impact covering all aspects of graphene and related two-dimensional materials

Fresh developments in materials science

Whatever you can bring to the table collaboration is key in materials science

There’s plenty of room at the interfaces

A new player hits the scene in materials science

ICREA professor Stephan Roche highlights what to look out for in the Journal of Physics: Materials

Polymer LEDs go nano

A recently developed adhesion lithography technique brings greater versatility fabrication nanoscale optoelectronic devices

Graphene plasmon devices take on quality and scale

Encapsulating graphene in hexagonal boron nitride enables tunable plasmon technologies and is now possible at large scales

Materials on film

Nanoprobe I14 Beamline Scientist Julia Parker in the experiment hutch

Diamond Light Source – where materials surrender their secrets

Characterization service promises graphene industry a leg up

Integrated electronics at 50 – projecting the future of the field

Nanotechnology in focus

Administration of rGCase into the brain. Courtesy Nano Futures

Brain disease drug delivery research gets quantitative

The first investigation to quantitatively evaluate successful delivery and activity of enzymes encapsulated in lipid nanoparticles shows promise for treating Gaucher disease

Experimental scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) images for the triazine on the highly ordered pyrolytic graphite. Courtesy of Nano Futures

Self-assembled molecular layers strike a balance

Calculations identify the fine balance between different interactions, as well as highlighting limitations to DFT calculations

Plasmonic tweezer array traps microparticles

Annular aperture device could be used to make lab-on-chips for biotechnological applications

Nano Futures

Publishing ground-breaking work at the forefront of nanoscience and technological innovation

Latest articles in materials science

Cobalt offers rare-earth alternative

Scientists seek to reproduce structure of rare-earth magnets using nanorods

Artistic rendering of the bowtie PhC. Credit: Ella Maru Studio

Dielectric nano bowties allow ultrahigh light confinement

The strong field enhancement and subwavelength resolution in these fully dielectric structures are potentially comparable to plasmonic nanostructures but promise ultralow losses

Replacement bisphenols are endocrine disrupters too

“Bisphenol-free” products could be just as harmful for reproductive health as those containing bisphenol-A according to a new study

3D priting og liquid-crystal polymer structures

Spider silk, bone and wood inspire 3D printed polymers

New liquid-crystal structures boast mechanical properties that rival the best lightweight composite materials around today

Smart self-setting material improves bone implants

A novel piezoelectric bone cement could enhance healing of orthopaedic defects

Cloaking nanoparticles from liver cells lengthens blood circulation

Avoiding liver cell uptake proves key for better drug delivery vesicle design

Calcium ions help improve implant adherence

New experiments and calculations show how the ions improve titanium-bone bonding

Multicolor emission obtained by varying the composition, and therefore the bandgap, of inorganic perovskite nanocrystals. Courtesy Nature.

All-inorganic perovskite nanocrystals illuminate the future of scintillators

Perovskite nanocrystals could be used as tunable scintillators for high sensitivity X-ray detection

Multifunctional carbon fibres could provide energy storage in the body of future cars. Courtesy of Chalmers University of Technology

Multifunctional carbon fibres enable massless energy storage

Studies reveal potential for battery functionality in structural features of vehicles

Martin Ryle’s vision of renewable energy, what twistronics could do for us, big-G remains elusive

Physics World journalists discuss the legacy of Martin Ryle

Quantum oscillations of the electrical resistivity

Quantum oscillations appear in a Kondo insulator

New observations are unexpected since these oscillations are usually only seen in metals

Engineered atomic arrays for quantum computers

Neutral atoms held in 3D arrays of optical traps could be used to simulate complex physical systems

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