Black hole images may test competing gravity theories. A new method uses simulations to check if they follow Einstein or ...

Scientists can now create and control tiny internal defects in ultra-thin materials, enabling new properties and potential breakthroughs in nanotechnology.

A new study reveals that insulating buffer layers are no longer needed for ultrathin magnetic racetrack devices, unlocking ...

Small in-plane magnetic fields switch skyrmion chirality and improve lattice order in a two-dimensional magnet, pointing to ...

Experimental, drug-free, MRI-guided cancer treatment may one day offer a way of targeting and destroying pancreatic tumors ...

Polymer electrolytes in lithium-metal batteries can still host dendrite growth deep inside, revealing a hidden failure mode ...

Light triggers atomic shifts in asymmetric 2D semiconductors, tuning their optical response. This enables compact, energy-efficient photonic chips and sensitive sensors.

Ultra-thin MoS2 memtransistor arrays feature controlled Schottky barriers, low variability, and reliable switching, boosting ...

In Applied Physics Letters ( "Investigation on fabrication and physical mechanisms of single-contact AC-driven nano-LED ...

A new electrochemical method turns carbon dioxide and alcohols into valuable chemicals on both sides of a single cell, using a sulfur-modified catalyst that improves efficiency and selectivity.

Researchers uncover how the surface structure of silver iodide at the atomic scale triggers ice formation in clouds, ...

In the EU project ALBATOR, five partners, including Kiel University (CAU), Justus Liebig University Giessen, Universidad ...