Read article: Squid teeth inspire stretchable 2D layered material 2D materials Research update Squid teeth inspire stretchable 2D layered material New structures could be used to make tough, flexible electronics and to sequester carbon
Read article: Vortices appear in an electron fluid Transport properties Research update Vortices appear in an electron fluid First observations of hydrodynamic electron behaviour could be exploited to make more efficient electronics
Read article: Excitonic insulators are created in moiré superlattices Condensed matter Research update Excitonic insulators are created in moiré superlattices Research could lead to the discovery of new quantum states of matter
Read article: Undulations could replace twists in 2D materials 2D materials Research update Undulations could replace twists in 2D materials Computational model shows that growing or stamping layers of material on an uneven surface reproduces novel electronic properties of twisted-layer technique
Read article: Nanoscale impurities degrade halide perovskites Materials for energy Research update Nanoscale impurities degrade halide perovskites "Traps" for charge carriers reduce the longevity of these promising solar-cell materials as well as their efficiency
Read article: New ‘wonder material’ graphyne synthesized in two labs 2D materials Research update New ‘wonder material’ graphyne synthesized in two labs Two different versions of 2D carbon allotrope created independently
Read article: Graphene ‘drums’ pick up vibrations from individual bacteria 2D materials Research update Graphene ‘drums’ pick up vibrations from individual bacteria Drums made from the 2D carbon sheet might be used to detect antibiotic resistance quickly and simply by monitoring bacterial movement
Read article: Ultrathin film delivers photoelectrons at high quantum efficiency Instrumentation and measurement Research update Ultrathin film delivers photoelectrons at high quantum efficiency Single crystal of caesium antimonide could give electron microscopes and colliders a boost
Read article: Schwinger effect seen in graphene 2D materials Research update Schwinger effect seen in graphene New observations enable researchers to mimic cosmic physics in the laboratory
Read article: Listening to graphene yields clues to its structure 2D materials Research update Listening to graphene yields clues to its structure Acoustic signals produced during manufacturing provide real-time information about the form and quality of laser-induced graphene