Read article: The sky is not the limit for 2D material space technology 2D materials Research update The sky is not the limit for 2D material space technology Experiments reveal that 2D material devices can withstand the radiation exposure of space missions
Read article: Streaming current measurements help explain ion transport in ångstrom-size channels 2D materials Research update Streaming current measurements help explain ion transport in ångstrom-size channels Transistor-like electrohydrodynamic effect could help advance the emerging field of “iontronics”
Read article: Monolayer resets record for thinnest non-volatile memory device 2D materials Research update Monolayer resets record for thinnest non-volatile memory device Researchers observe high and low resistance state switching in atom-thick hexagonal boron nitride
Read article: Twistronics lights up with moiré exciton experiments 2D materials Research update Twistronics lights up with moiré exciton experiments Three simultaneous reports of moiré excitons in twisted bilayer transition metal dichalcogenide superlattices open up new fundamental physics and application opportunities with these structures
Read article: Commercial partnership harnesses graphene to boost access to safe drinking water Business and innovation News Commercial partnership harnesses graphene to boost access to safe drinking water The UK’s National Graphene Institute joins forces with LifeSaver to create a new generation of market-ready water filters
Read article: Symmetry indicators unearth new topological materials 2D materials Research update Symmetry indicators unearth new topological materials Algorithm could help increase the number of known topological materials from a few hundred to thousands
Read article: Superinsulating aerogel resists mechanical and thermal shocks 2D materials Research update Superinsulating aerogel resists mechanical and thermal shocks New ultralight hexagonal boron nitride material could be used in extreme-temperature applications such as spacecraft
Read article: Photonics innovations, carbon continues to amaze, and diversity in the 2D materials community Optics and photonics Podcasts Photonics innovations, carbon continues to amaze, and diversity in the 2D materials community Discussing photonics developments and the rest of the week’s highlights
Read article: New 2D compound of silver and tellurium could have useful electronic properties 2D materials Research update New 2D compound of silver and tellurium could have useful electronic properties Material was created by mistake while searching for new topological insulator
Read article: Squeezed graphene becomes a superconductor Superconductivity Research update Squeezed graphene becomes a superconductor Pressure puts a new twist on magic-angle bilayers