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 ...

In recent years, porous two-dimensional (2D) materials such as graphene, carbon nitride, and boron nitride have garnered a lot of interest due to their unique ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Since the discovery of graphene in 2004, the world’s first ‘modern’ 2D material, hundreds of others have been isolated, each with a wide range of useful and interesting properties. The boom in 2D ...

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 ...

Materials that are incredibly thin, only a few atoms thick, exhibit unique properties that make them appealing for energy storage, catalysis and water purification. Researchers at Linköping University ...

Wrinkles can be an asset. Scientists at Rice University have discovered that tiny creases in two-dimensional (2D) materials can control electron spin with record precision, opening the way for ...