A simplified architecture leads to efficiencies rivaling conventional silicon solar cells.
Patterned arrays of nanometer-sized connections in two-dimensional semiconductors could enable ultrathin integrated circuits for smartphones and solar cells.
New X-ray technique reveals the presence of one-in-a-million large crystalline regions from metals fatiguing—stabilization schemes could lead to impervious metals.
Chameleon-like color changes are observed by confining liquid crystals within small drops.
A new tool allows atomic 3D printing.
Three-dimensional structure of nanocrystals in solution determined with atomic resolution using a new technique.
A low-cost, stable oxide film is highly conductive and transparent, rivaling its predecessors.
New method to fabricate graphene nanoribbon arrays on semiconductor wafers turns semimetal into semiconductor.
New data that "wimpy" gluons, the glue-like particles that bind quarks within protons, have a big impact on proton spin.
Cutting-edge experiment with a beam of radioactive barium ions provides direct evidence of nuclear pear-shape deformation.
Newly discovered “design rule” brings nature-inspired nanostructures one step closer.
This discovery could lead to low-cost, non-toxic, biological components for light-weight electronics.
