Graphene, elastomers, and hybrid molecule–surfaces – these and more in October’s physics highlights.
Entrance ticket for the Quantum World
The field of quantum simulations leads to the exciting adventure of describing and understanding the quantum world better than ever.
Controlling color in an electric field
Scientists from Germany and UK develop a printing process that uses one tunable ink for all colors.
Revolutionary 3D displays
A new development pledges to revolutionize the fittings of future car interiors – 3D displays with homogeneous, fully customizable surfaces.
Bistable liquid crystal pixels
In a proof-of-concept study, authors in Italy have demonstrated electric field-controlled switching between stable states in a porous material containing nematic liquid crystals.
From carrots to flat-screen TVs: 125 years of liquid crystals
A topical issue of Angewandte Chemie and a GDCh Colloquium in Darmstadt, Germany.
Magnetisation controlled at the picosecond level
A terahertz laser developed at the Paul Scherrer Institute makes it possible to control a material’s magnetisation at a timescale of picoseconds.
Spotlight on Professor Katsuhiko Ariga
The first thing I noticed about our new Editorial Board Member for Advanced Materials is that Professor Ariga is very on top of his emails. I was then delighted to discover his great sense of humour…
A battery made of wood?
Wood fibers help nano-scale batteries keep their structure.
Scientists use graphene for molecular integrated circuit
Electronic components built from graphene could pave the way for smaller, faster and more green and sustainable electronic devices.