Read article: Layer-spintronics makes its debut
Layer-spintronics makes its debut
New technique does away with the need for strong magnetic fields to control spin currents
Read article: Layer-spintronics makes its debut
Read article: Hydrogels rapidly switch from soft to hard to create smart medical bandage
Hydrogels rapidly switch from soft to hard to create smart medical bandage
Soft hydrogels can be moulded into a desired shape and then rapidly fixed into a high-strength version of that structure
Read article: Tissue-like hydrogel semiconductors show promise for next-generation bioelectronics
Tissue-like hydrogel semiconductors show promise for next-generation bioelectronics
A new hydrogel material combines the characteristics of biological tissues with the electronic functionalities of semiconductors
Read article: Elastic response explains why cordierite has ultra-low thermal expansion
Elastic response explains why cordierite has ultra-low thermal expansion
Interplay between lattice vibrations and elasticity explains anisotropic behaviour
Read article: Filter inspired by deep-sea sponge cleans up oil spills
Filter inspired by deep-sea sponge cleans up oil spills
Bio-inspired vortex-anchored filter captures more than 97% of floating, underwater and emulsified oils, even under strong turbulent flow
Read article: Alternative building materials could store massive amounts of carbon dioxide
Alternative building materials could store massive amounts of carbon dioxide
Materials such as concrete containing carbonate-based aggregates, bio-based plastics and biochar could sequester more than 16 billion tonnes of CO2 a year
Read article: Very thin films of a novel semimetal conduct electricity better than copper
Very thin films of a novel semimetal conduct electricity better than copper
Result in niobium phosphide contradicts typical metal behaviour
Read article: How the UK Metamaterials Network supports scientific and commercial innovation
How the UK Metamaterials Network supports scientific and commercial innovation
Network leads Alastair Hibbins and Claire Dancer are our podcast guests
Read article: Top tips for physics outreach from a prize winner, making graphene more sustainable
Top tips for physics outreach from a prize winner, making graphene more sustainable
This podcast features an advanced-materials expert and a prizewinning science communicator
Read article: Orbital angular momentum monopoles appear in a chiral crystal
Orbital angular momentum monopoles appear in a chiral crystal
Experimental observations at the Swiss Light Source could advance the development of energy-efficient memory devices based on "orbitronics"
