Researchers use surface-sensitive signals to atomically resolve the structure of a rough surface.
New approach for connecting light-harvesting proteins enhances the current produced by a factor of four.
Oppositely charged polymer chains can be “right-handed,” “left-handed,” or have no “handedness” at all, which controls whether a solid or liquid forms.
Scientists synthesized a theoretically-predicted material with unusual current-carrying properties that could open the door for next-generation electronics.
Study reveals surprising non-uniformity in vanadium dioxide that could one day enable more energy-efficient technologies.
Simple human-made cellular analogues both sense and regulate in response to externally created stress.
Generating and moving small, stable magnetic islands at room temperature could be the ticket to more energy-efficient electronics.
Bio-based molecular machines mechanically extrude tiny tubes and form networks, aiding in the design of self-repairing materials.
For the first time, electron tomography reveals the 3D coordinates of individual atoms and defects in a material.
Keeping the lights on: Solving the intermittency shortcomings of renewable solar energy.
Low-fatigue material remembers its shape, despite being transformed over 10 million times, could upgrade solar devices.
Creation of new neutral-charge, long-life quasiparticles may help explain high-temperature superconductivity.
