Read article: Two-dimensional metals make their debut 2D materials Research update Two-dimensional metals make their debut New structures could be used to study fundamental physics phenomena and to make electronic devices
Read article: New class of quasiparticle appears in bilayer graphene Condensed matter Research update New class of quasiparticle appears in bilayer graphene "Fractional excitons" form in 2D carbon structure at high magnetic fields
Read article: Two-faced graphene nanoribbons could make the first purely carbon-based ferromagnets Nanomaterials Research update Two-faced graphene nanoribbons could make the first purely carbon-based ferromagnets New asymmetric structures have ferromagnetic states on a single zigzag edge
Read article: Anomalous Hall crystal is made from twisted graphene Condensed matter Research update Anomalous Hall crystal is made from twisted graphene Topological electronic crystal emerges from moiré pattern
Read article: Physicists close in on fractionally-charged electron mystery in graphene Topological matter Research update Physicists close in on fractionally-charged electron mystery in graphene Topological flat band may account for fractional quantum anomalous Hall effect recently observed in pentalayer moiré graphene
Read article: Eco-friendly graphene composite recovers gold from e-waste 2D materials Research update Eco-friendly graphene composite recovers gold from e-waste New graphene-biopolymer material extracts gold ions 10 times more efficiently than other adsorbents
Read article: Silk-on-graphene films line up for next-generation bioelectronics Biomaterials Research update Silk-on-graphene films line up for next-generation bioelectronics Researchers have grown a uniform two-dimensional layer of silk protein fragments on a van der Waals substrate for the first time
Read article: Carbon defect in boron nitride creates first omnidirectional magnetometer Quantum sensors Research update Carbon defect in boron nitride creates first omnidirectional magnetometer Quantum sensor can detect magnetic fields in any direction and monitor temperature changes in a sample at the same time
Read article: ‘Kink states’ regulate the flow of electrons in graphene 2D materials Research update ‘Kink states’ regulate the flow of electrons in graphene New valleytronics-based switch could have applications in quantum networks
Read article: Graphene switch combines logic and memory functions in a single device 2D materials Research update Graphene switch combines logic and memory functions in a single device New device exploits the carbon material’s ability to conduct both electrons and protons