New research offers an enhanced understanding of common defects in transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) -- a potential replacement for silicon in computer chips -- and lays the foundation for ...

Arka Chatterjee, a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Rice electrical engineer Shengxi Huang and a first author on the study. HOUSTON – (June 23, 2025) – Scientists across the world are working to ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A defect in a semiconductor chip may be smaller than a human hair but can create big problems in your everyday life, from crippling your car’s steering to making your laptop ...

Much of modern electronic and computing technology is based on one idea: add chemical impurities, or defects, to semiconductors to change their ability to conduct electricity. These altered materials ...

Researchers from the University of Cambridge recently demonstrated that ripple, a key property of 2D materials, affects fluid interactions, strength, conductivity, and chemical activity. Understanding ...

Diamond is famous in material science for being the best natural heat conductor on Earth—but new research reveals that, at the atomic scale, it can briefly trap heat in unexpected ways. The findings ...

Recent research has found a new way to make Graphene that adds structural defects to improve the performance of the material that could have benefits across a range of applications - from sensors and ...

Semiconductors may be small, but the impacts they have are significant. Semiconductors used in life-dependent applications, such as pacemakers, defibrillators, life support systems, automotive safety ...

In the natural world, many things come in mirror-image pairs. Your left and right hands are a perfect example—they look alike but can’t be perfectly superimposed. This idea, called chirality or ...

Materials scientists at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have found a way to create and control tiny “flaws” inside ultra-thin materials. These internal features, known as extended defects, ...