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: The sky is not the limit for 2D material space technology
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: Streaming current measurements help explain ion transport in ångstrom-size channels
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: Monolayer resets record for thinnest non-volatile memory device
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: Twistronics lights up with moiré exciton experiments
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: Commercial partnership harnesses graphene to boost access to safe drinking water
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: Symmetry indicators unearth new topological materials
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: Superinsulating aerogel resists mechanical and thermal shocks
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: Photonics innovations, carbon continues to amaze, and diversity in the 2D materials community
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: New 2D compound of silver and tellurium could have useful electronic properties
Superconductivity Research update Squeezed graphene becomes a superconductor Pressure puts a new twist on magic-angle bilayers Read article: Squeezed graphene becomes a superconductor