A research team led by NIMS has, for the first time, produced nanoscale images of two key features in an ultra-thin material: ...

A novel and better approach at detecting non-uniformities in the optical properties of two-dimensional materials could potentially open the door to new uses for these materials, such as for drug ...

Rossi’s current research focuses on two other promising 2D materials – tungsten disulfide and hexagonal boron nitride. He ...

Researchers investigated the fatigue behavior of 2D hybrid materials, opening doors to their widespread use in real-world applications. Researchers investigated the fatigue behavior of 2D hybrid ...

The mechanical strength and toughness of engineering materials are often mutually exclusive, posing challenges for material design and selection. To address this, a research team from The Hong Kong ...

Finding new materials with useful properties is a primary goal for materials scientists, and it's central to improving technology. One exciting area of current research is 2D materials—super-thin ...

On October 21, 2025, scientists revealed a groundbreaking discovery in the realm of quantum physics: a hidden quantum trick in two-dimensional (2D) materials that could transform quantum technologies ...

Researchers are exploring MXenes, 2D materials that could transform air into ammonia for cleaner fertilizers and fuels. Their ...

Robotic stacking of 2D material layers on a heated substrate while applying pressure pushes out residues such as polymers from between the layers, resulting in atomically clean interfaces between ...

Layered two-dimensional (2D) materials occur in many electronic varieties ranging from the standard metals, insulators, and semiconductors to topological insulators, superconductors, ferromagnets, ...

(Nanowerk News) Atoms do weird things when forced out of their comfort zones. Rice University engineers have thought up a new way to give them a nudge. Materials theorist Boris Yakobson and his team ...