Stanene grows on silver
Graphene’s heaviest cousin shows promise for nanoelectronics, spintronics and potential quantum-computing applications
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Lithium niobate makes ultra-high-Q resonators
Devices might be used to make ultra-efficient integrated photonics circuits, in quantum photonics and optical communications
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2D metal oxides synthesized from liquid metal
A liquid-metal synthesis procedure could lower fabrication costs and enable mass production
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Nanosheet actuators lift 150 times their own weight
Lifting devices based on molybdenum disulphide nanosheets are powerful, fast and robust
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Scanning tunnelling microscope creates all-graphene p–n junctions
Varying the tip voltage produces either electron traps or waveguides, integrating electronics and photonics on the same device
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Dichalcogenides offer atomically thin alternatives to silicon
Hafnium and zirconium oxides make suitable gate dielectrics to allow atomically thin transistors with defect-free interfaces
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Chiral metamaterial enables scatter-free propagation
Novel design enables first experimental observation of topological behaviour in a microwave metamaterial
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How to make topological plasmons in graphene
Flash Physics: need-to-know updates from the world of physics
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Laser-engraved graphene pixels work in extreme environments
Laser-writing photoactive junctions in iron-chloride intercalated graphene leads to a photodetector that can operate inside a functioning nuclear reactor
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Learning from industry
Graphene Square founder Byung Hee Hong reflects on the different challenges of growing graphene and growing a company
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