Read article: Injectable mesh electronics opens up a new window into vision research
Researchers have succeeded in monitoring the activity of individual retina cells in an awake animal for the first time
Read article: Origami brings soft logic to robotics
Structures of folds that can be compressed or decompressed in response to the environment provide a mechanical binary logic system compatible with soft robots
Read article: Glassy antimony makes monatomic phase change memory
Overcoming the problem of local compositional variations in conventional multi-element PCMs
Read article: Silicon carbide LEDs make bright single photon sources
Discovery of new colour centres in SiC confirms once again that it is a good material out of which to make qubits
Read article: Silicon nanowires sense single ion channel currents
Nanoelectronic devices that detect the tiny ion currents behind individual action potentials can be CMOS compatible
Read article: Pulling water out of thin air
New technologies make harvesting humidity from the air a more viable source of water
Read article: Bilayer electron transport material helps improve perovskite solar cells
New devices boast a photovoltaic efficiency of 20.2% and an open-circuit voltage of 1.13 V
Read article: Reducing the contact resistance in 2D semiconducting transistors
The devices also boast short channel lengths, high channel conductance and excellent switching characteristics
Read article: Modified Sierpinski triangle makes a good mid-infrared sensor
Fractalized device could be used in biosensing
Read article: 2D perovskites make brilliant blue-light emitters
Reducing the interactions between electrons and phonons in these layered materials makes them emit brighter light
