In their recent Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics special issue paper, invited as part of our Emerging Leaders special issue, Rachel Grange et al investigate the use of nanoscale materials in nonlinear optics. The goal of the Optical Nanomaterial Group at… Read More ›
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Image of the Week: An alkali-ion battery
This week’s Image of the Week is a schematic view of an alkali-ion battery on discharge mode. The cathode and anode are shown together with the alkali ions (yellow), the electrolyte (orange) and the separator. The image is taken from… Read More ›
Cleaning Up Water Pollution Using Light
Hybrid nanostructures can be implemented as efficient and selective photocatalysts in water remediation technologies
From experimental to natural granular flows
Can small scale experiments help to understand and quantify granular flows at the geophysical scale?
Magnetic cooling: how cool is that!
More than 15 % of energy is spent worldwide on various forms of cooling. In addition to the energy bill, the compressor in cooling units can bring a rich palette of sounds to your home: think of all this clanking,… Read More ›
Image of the Week: A spectral map for exchange spin waves
This week’s image of the week is a typical spectral map with a set of lines of spectra for exchange spin waves, both in coordinates kAa, kBa. The image is taken from the article “Formation of the band spectrum of… Read More ›
Understanding Delinquent Domain Walls
Why do apparently simple nanomagnets exhibit such complicated behaviours?
Emergent elemental two-dimensional materials: an interview with leading scientist Guy Le Lay
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics recently published a fascinating Topical Review by leading 2D materials scientist, Guy Le Lay (Aix-Marseille Université). Guy and his co-authors focus on new elemental 2D materials such as silicene, phosphorene, germanene and stanene, discussing… Read More ›
Bactericidal plasma-treated water formed with nitrogen
Peroxynitric acid formed in water by plasma exposure is a key molecule for bactericidal effect.
Point defects stabilise cubic Mo-N and Ta-N
Does ordering of vacancies and their type play any role on stability of MoN and TaN?
Image of the Week: GaN/InGaN microdisks, or “micromushrooms”
This week’s image of the week is taken from a recent paper in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics from researchers at the University of Hong Kong, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications and the University of Sheffield. The image… Read More ›
Magnetism in three-dimensionally curved geometries
Tailoring shape and topology of three-dimensionally curved magnetic thin films for research and applications
Adsorption and protonation of peptides and proteins in pH responsive gels
How proteins protonate/deprotonate their amino acids to regulate electric charge under different conditions and enhance adsorption
Spectacularly long range energy transfer to graphene
Can graphene be used as a nanoscopic ruler over a wide range of distances?
Origami as the ‘atoms’ of artificial materials
‘Origami’ makes diversified metamaterials with bizarre properties
Rectifying light
The optical rectenna: where Maxwell meets Einstein
On my way to Mars: Plasma sterilization to prevent microbial cross-contamination
Cold plasma discharges as a powerful tool for future space exploration missions?