2-dimensional (2D) materials – Page 4
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Graphene burnt onto toast with laser precision
Technique offers way to add electronic best before tags to food
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Thousands of 2D materials are just waiting to be discovered
Survey of 3D materials that can be exfoliated suggests there’s plenty of other analogues to graphene out there
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Skin-mimic material is as tough as teeth
Self-healing material combines best of skin’s properties
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Atom thin mirrors’ reflectivity can be turned on and off
Molybdenum diselenide layer mirrors could have optoelectronic applications
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Chemistry beyond Moore's Law
Can anything replace the silicon in our mobile phones and laptops? The hunt is on, reports Hayley Bennett
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Graphene transformed into diamond under pressure
Effect unique to bilayer graphene could be exploited to make ultrathin protective coatings
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Longest ever graphene nanoribbon made
Iterative synthesis makes nanoribbons that are nearly 8nm long
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Material containing perfectly planar octacoordinate titanium predicted
Titanium falls flat in an eight-membered boron ring
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Flat tellurium made for the first time
Tellurene becomes the first 2D material in the chalcogen group
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Flat phosphorus flagged as potentially toxic
Material with promising biomedical applications damages cell membranes and generates reactive radicals
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Microwaving black phosphorus reveals novel properties
Electromagnetic studies offer new potential uses for this elusive allotrope
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Graphene and phosphorus make fire-stopping foam
Flame retardant hybrid material is light enough to sit on the petals of a flower
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Floating graphene cooks up clean water
Graphene aerogel converts sunlight into heat to produce water vapour at room temperature
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Perovskite quantum dots boost artificial photosynthesis
Perovskite and graphene combined to enhance photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide
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Multiple 2D materials printed into thin transistors
Cheap, printable electronics could be used to make smart labels for packaging
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Colour-changing graphene skin reveals hidden damage
A coating inspired by fish scales could highlight structural weakness in buildings and vehicles
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Graphene-coated contact lenses bring eye electronics a step closer
Lenses can protect eyes from radiation, water loss and even include an integral LED
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Podcast
Molybdenum disulfide
Brian Clegg discovers the compound that makes the world’s smallest transistors
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Inkjet-printed graphene devices go non-toxic
New production process uses biocompatible solvents that could enable printed electronics for medical uses