2D materials Research update Transistor-like device controls graphene’s electronic properties Small gate voltage switches carbon sheet's nonlinear behaviour on and off Read article: Transistor-like device controls graphene’s electronic properties
States of matter Research update Electrons in twisted graphene ‘freeze’ when heated Entropy measurements reveal an unexpected phase transition analogous to the Pomeranchuk effect in helium-3 Read article: Electrons in twisted graphene ‘freeze’ when heated
2D materials Research update Twist direction influences electron behaviour in magnetic bilayers Electrons in certain layered 2D materials act differently depending on whether the layers are twisted left or right Read article: Twist direction influences electron behaviour in magnetic bilayers
2D materials Research update Quantum dot array could make ultralow-energy switches Researchers observe nonlinear effect in a new kind of hybrid semiconductor Read article: Quantum dot array could make ultralow-energy switches
2D materials Research update 2D boron sheets show novel ‘half-auxetic’ effect Material always expands regardless of whether it is stretched or compressed Read article: 2D boron sheets show novel ‘half-auxetic’ effect
2D materials Research update Graphene-like boron is stabilized by hydrogen, paving the way for practical applications Analogue to graphane could be used in batteries and quantum computers Read article: Graphene-like boron is stabilized by hydrogen, paving the way for practical applications
2D materials Research update Interconnected single atoms could make a ‘quantum brain’ Cobalt atoms on black phosphorous "learn" by adapting in response to an applied voltage Read article: Interconnected single atoms could make a ‘quantum brain’
2D materials Research update Twisted trilayer graphene could help make high-temperature superconductors Superconductivity is more robust in a three-layer system compared to its two-layer counterpart Read article: Twisted trilayer graphene could help make high-temperature superconductors
2D materials Research update Strain induces nonlinear Hall effect in monolayer material New work might aid the development of next-generation non-volatile magnetic memories Read article: Strain induces nonlinear Hall effect in monolayer material
Detectors and sensors Research update Perovskite sensor sees more like the human eye Output of so-called "retinomorphic" device spikes in response to changing light levels Read article: Perovskite sensor sees more like the human eye