Cornell researchers have developed a new way to create moiré patterns—atomic-scale structures that can give materials unusual ...

(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 in two-dimensional (2D) materials harnesses the inherent flexibility and reduced dimensionality of layers such as graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides to fine-tune their ...

Van der Waals (vdW) materials exhibit exceptional mechanical flexibility and electronic properties, making them promising candidates for next-generation flexible electronics. Notably, their atomic ...

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 ...