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: Excitonic insulators are created in moiré superlattices
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: Undulations could replace twists in 2D materials
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: Nanoscale impurities degrade halide perovskites
2D materials Research update New ‘wonder material’ graphyne synthesized in two labs Two different versions of 2D carbon allotrope created independently Read article: New ‘wonder material’ graphyne synthesized in two labs
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: Graphene ‘drums’ pick up vibrations from individual bacteria
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: Ultrathin film delivers photoelectrons at high quantum efficiency
2D materials Research update Schwinger effect seen in graphene New observations enable researchers to mimic cosmic physics in the laboratory Read article: Schwinger effect seen in graphene
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 Read article: Listening to graphene yields clues to its structure
2D materials Research update New explanation emerges for robust superconductivity in three-layer graphene Theoretical work sheds light on the origins of unconventional superconductivity in 2D carbon Read article: New explanation emerges for robust superconductivity in three-layer graphene
Accelerators and detectors Research update Graphene target boosts laser-driven ion acceleration New technique could make it possible to produce relativistic beams of ions using less intense lasers Read article: Graphene target boosts laser-driven ion acceleration