A problem with metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) is that their slightly ionic nature renders their structure vulnerable to deformation.
Magnetic charge crystals imaged in artificial spin ice
Honeycomb configuration helps disassemble magnetic islands—potential data storage and computational advances could follow.
Climate Conundrum
Sustainability – solar fuels from the sun, not fossil fuels from the earth.
July highlights from physica status solidi
Nanowires, solar cells, and silicene – these and more in July’s physics highlights.
Spotlight on Polymer Chemistry, Issue 17
The Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry highlights some important research in the latest issue.
Graphene nanoribbons synthesized atom-by-atom
Concentric hexagons of graphene grown in a furnace are first synthesis of graphene nanoribbons on metal from the bottom up — atom by atom.
Graphene used to create new form of carbon
New material consists of many identical piece of grossly warped graphene, each containing exactly 80 carbon atoms joined together in a network of 26 rings.
Researchers image electron pairing in superconductor
Findings and resulting theory could reveal mechanism behind zero-energy-loss current-carrying capability.
June highlights from physica status solidi
Nanowires, nanoribbons, and solar cells – these and more in June’s physics highlights.
Optimizing electrodes with new analytical methods
Micro-computed X-ray tomography and microfluidic-based electrochemical analysis give new insights into into electrode structure-performance relationships.