Titania nanoparticles damage enveloped viruses by directly binding with membrane phospholipids – a previously unknown mode of antiviral action
Read article: Nanoparticles demonstrate new and unexpected mechanism of coronavirus disinfection
Study challenges long-standing belief that OPV devices systematically degrade when irradiated
Read article: Organic photovoltaic solar cells could withstand harsh space environments
Quantum feedback algorithm turns a problem into a solution
Read article: Thousands of nuclear spins are entangled to create a quantum-dot qubit
"Fractional excitons" form in 2D carbon structure at high magnetic fields
Read article: New class of quasiparticle appears in bilayer graphene
Independent studies used atomic and superconducting qubits
Read article: Quantum simulators deliver surprising insights into magnetic phase transitions
Rapid X-ray oscillations detected near the innermost orbit of a supermassive black hole could indicate the presence of a nearby orbiter such as a white dwarf
Read article: Supermassive black hole displays ‘unprecedented’ X-ray outbursts
New asymmetric structures have ferromagnetic states on a single zigzag edge
Read article: Two-faced graphene nanoribbons could make the first purely carbon-based ferromagnets
Rock and dust samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu contain organic matter and a variety of minerals crucial to the emergence of life
Read article: Asteroid Bennu contains the stuff of life, sample analysis reveals
A new hydrogel material combines the characteristics of biological tissues with the electronic functionalities of semiconductors
Read article: Tissue-like hydrogel semiconductors show promise for next-generation bioelectronics
Interplay between lattice vibrations and elasticity explains anisotropic behaviour
Read article: Elastic response explains why cordierite has ultra-low thermal expansion
