A new technical paper titled “Strain engineering in 2D FETs: Physics, status, and prospects” was published by researchers at UC Santa Barbara. “In this work, we explore the physics and evaluate the ...

Researchers from IMDEA Materials Institute have demonstrated improved and more affordable catalytic materials used to produce green hydrogen. The findings point to elastic strain engineering as a ...

Bacteriophages have been used therapeutically to treat infectious bacterial diseases for over a century. As ...

The joint team from Nankai University and Peking University has proposed a novel approach using annealing-driven reassembly of micro-bubbles to engineer controllable artificial potential landscapes in ...

The quest for efficient and durable oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) electrocatalysts is pivotal for the advancement of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) technology. Despite their widespread ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) A new motorized three-point-bending apparatus has been developed that is capable of automating strain engineering experiments on two-dimensional (2D) materials. The setup can be ...

Strain engineering is the cornerstone of straintronics, providing the methods and techniques to apply mechanical strain to materials. It involves the deliberate deformation of a material's structure ...

Compared to traditional structural materials, polymer matrix composites (PMC) offer greatly enhanced performance and flexibility. However, these benefits come at the cost of increased material ...