Materials Research update Strain switches 2D phase-change transistor New technique could be used to control devices for ultrafast low-power non-volatile logic and memory Read article: Strain switches 2D phase-change transistor
Devices and structures Research update Metal organic frameworks stiffen up for improved CO2 capture Rapid high temperature treatment could help flexible porous materials remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere Read article: Metal organic frameworks stiffen up for improved CO2 capture
Devices and structures Research update Terahertz light pulses speed up spin switching All-optical technique could help in the development of more energy-efficient data storage devices and superfast computers Read article: Terahertz light pulses speed up spin switching
Devices and structures Research update Granular aluminium superinductors could enhance qubit performance Researchers tackle quantum circuit cross talk without the need for complex fabrication procedures Read article: Granular aluminium superinductors could enhance qubit performance
Devices and structures Research update Nanoparticle-on-mirror constructs could help make colour-changing displays Electrochromic structures can be fabricated using a simple bottom-up solution technique Read article: Nanoparticle-on-mirror constructs could help make colour-changing displays
Devices and structures Research update Water molecules flip during potential switch Researchers probe the orientation of the water layers at electrochemical interfaces to better understand electrode behaviour Read article: Water molecules flip during potential switch
Devices and structures Research update Microfluidics enters a new field Electric fields dynamically control fluid motion and create novel flow patterns in microfluidic devices Read article: Microfluidics enters a new field
Quantum mechanics Research update Antimatter quantum interferometry makes its debut Researchers of the QUPLAS collaboration have performed the first ever double-slit-like experiment on antiparticles Read article: Antimatter quantum interferometry makes its debut
Devices and structures Research update Caffeine boosts perovskite solar cells New technique could help in scaling up the production of these devices Read article: Caffeine boosts perovskite solar cells
Devices and structures Research update Optical tweezer helps make phonon laser New device is the first to work in the mesoscopic mass range Read article: Optical tweezer helps make phonon laser