Researchers have created an oxide ceramic material that has the potential to reduce the amount of heat released into the atmosphere by power plants. [ + ]

Researchers have found that ultrathin phosphorus semiconductors that become metallic when stacked can boost transistor performance. [ + ]

Scientists from Bath University have developed a 'best practice' protocol for creating and evaluating piezoelectric materials. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a technique to observe the 3D internal structure of rechargeable batteries, opening up a range of new areas for the technique including energy storage. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a method to 3D print flexible electronics using polypyrrole, an advance that could be used in surgical procedures. [ + ]

Physicists have demonstrated the controlled creation of single-photon emitters in silicon at the nanoscale. [ + ]

Researchers have designed a smart supercapacitor using vanadium pentoxide and zinc oxide that simultaneously harvests energy from sunlight and stores it. [ + ]

Researchers have shown that inherent lithium ions in bioderived borate polymer can enhance 'extreme fast-charging' capability in graphite anodes. [ + ]

A study led by the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has found that the environmental impact of flexible electronics can be reduced by almost 90%. [ + ]

Researchers have vertically integrated multiple gold electrodes within a single sheet of paper to create a super-dense energy storage device. [ + ]

Researchers have created nanoparticles called 'metasurfaces' that reportedly perform better than existing liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and light emitting diode displays (LEDs). [ + ]

The system turns smartphones into RFID readers, saving costs and reducing e-waste. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a method called wet-like plasma etching, combining the selectivity of wet etching and the controllability of dry etching, for new and hard-to-etch materials. [ + ]

Researchers have demonstrated how a switch made from a single carbon molecule called fullerene can function as multiple high-speed switches at once. [ + ]

Scientists have developed a stable solid-state electrochemical thermal transistor to manage the heat produced by electronic devices during usage. [ + ]