Advanced materials

The first experimental observation of three-dimensional magnetic ‘vortex rings’ provides fundamental insight into intricate nanoscale structures...

Researchers have developed environmentally friendly materials that could harvest enough energy from indoor light to power wireless smart devices.

Researchers have developed a new approach to printed electronics that allows ultra-low-power electronic devices which could recharge from ambient...

Researchers have developed a method to ‘squeeze’ visible light in order to see inside tiny memory devices. The technique will allow researchers to...

Using an alcohol mixture, researchers modified how ink droplets dry, enabling cheap industrial-scale printing of electronic devices at unprecedented...

Researchers at Cambridge, Imperial and Singapore have developed a method to print ultrathin coatings on next-generation solar cells, allowing them to...

A new type of artificial heart valve, made of long-lived polymers, could mean that millions of patients with diseased heart valves will no longer...

Researchers pinpoint the origin of defects that sap the performance of next-generation solar technology.