Quantum effects make magnetene surprisingly slippery
Two-dimensional version of iron oxide could be used as a lubricant in micro-electro-mechanical systems
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Electric fields make a ‘tuning knob’ for solid-state systems
New technique uses Feshbach resonances to adjust interactions in 2D materials
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Chalcogenide glasses open up to visible and ultraviolet wavelengths
Nanostructured metasurface overcomes a previous limitation for these materials
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Atomically thin lasers shine for the first time at room temperature
Coherent light generation from ultrathin semiconductor crystals paves the way for creating novel nanolasers and valleytronic devices
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A valley of opportunities: delving into graphene’s perplexing non-local response
Luis Foà Torres and Sergio O Valenzuela delve into the ongoing mystery of graphene’s perplexing non-local response and the “valley Hall effect”
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Record-high thermal conductivity anisotropy comes with a twist
Random stacking of 2D nanosheets could help cool nanoelectronic devices
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How fast does sound travel through 2D materials? It depends on how their layers stack
New technique uses ultrasound to measure the strength of atomic bonds and forces in different phases of indium selenide
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Kagome geometry produces magnetism in a 2D organic material
Local magnetic moments have been spotted emerging from electron–electron interactions in an organic system for the first time
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Stacking order in a 2D magnet produces Dirac magnons
Topological feature could prove useful for dissipationless spintronics
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Squashed carbon nanotubes make smooth nanoribbons
New technology produces high-quality nanostructures for use in advanced electronic and optoelectronic applications
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