MXene breakthrough boosts conductivity 160x with perfect atomic order
A new breakthrough is transforming MXenes—ultra-thin, high-tech materials—into something far more powerful and precise. Researchers have developed a cleaner, more controlled way to build these materials using molten salts and iodine, eliminating the messy chemical...
Laser-induced graphene patch delivers noninvasive, low-temperature melanoma therapy
Researchers from Wuhan University and City University of Hong Kong have reported a soft, transparent, and stretchable laser-induced graphene (LIG)-Cu/PDMS patch that delivers noninvasive, low-temperature photothermal therapy for melanoma while simultaneously...
Lava‑proof graphene memristor keeps data intact at 700 °C
Researchers at University of Southern California, Airforce Research Lab/RX, Kumamoto University and TetraMem have demonstrated graphene-based memristors that remain reliable at temperatures where conventional electronics fail. Their Gra/HfOx/tungsten (W) devices...
Researchers develop graphene-based leaf tattoo sensor for real-time hydration monitoring
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a graphene-based electronic “leaf tattoo” that can continuously monitor plant hydration while simultaneously performing brain-like, in-sensor computation...
These “smart” crystals bend and snap back when hit with light
Perovskite crystals can dramatically and reversibly change shape when hit with light, a behavior not seen in conventional semiconductors. This effect, called photostriction, can be finely tuned depending on the light’s intensity and color. Researchers say these...
Novel graphene-based sub-terahertz receivers could enable ultra-compact, zero-power 6G links
Researchers from ICFO, ETH Zurich, University of Ioannina, Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), Arizona State University and Japan's National Institute for Materials Science have demonstrated the first graphene‑based sub‑terahertz (sub‑THz)...
Scientists turn MXene into tiny nanoscrolls that supercharge batteries and sensors
Scientists have transformed a groundbreaking 2D nanomaterial called MXene into an even more powerful 1D form—tiny scroll-like tubes that are incredibly thin yet highly conductive. By rolling flat sheets into hollow nanoscrolls, they’ve created structures that act...
Researchers unveil tailored LIG electrodes for industrial applications
A research team from the Materials and Processes for Micro and Nano Technologies (MP4MNT) group at the Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT) has developed new laser-induced graphene (LIG) electrodes that are adaptable to users’ requirements and...
Scientists stretched a liquid and it snapped like a solid
Scientists have discovered something that seems almost impossible: under the right conditions, ordinary liquids can snap apart like solid objects. In experiments, researchers found that when certain liquids are stretched with enough force, they don’t just thin and...
Researchers ‘write’ europium‑based light emitters on graphene with laser precision
Researchers from the University of Jyväskylä and Aalto University have developed a laser‑assisted area‑selective atomic/molecular layer deposition (AS‑ALD/MLD) method that grows europium‑organic thin films on graphene and other 2D materials with submicron...