Feature Stories

Exploring Mysteries on the Surface: 2D Materials reveal surprising properties

wo-dimensional materials are a bit of a mind-bending concept. Humans live in a three dimensional world, after all, where everything observed in our natural world has height, width, and depth. And yet when graphene—a carbon material unique in its truly flat, one-atom-deep dimension—was first produced in 2004, the mind-bending concept became reality and an unexplored frontier in materials science.

Solid-state Processing: New paths to new materials

Creating materials in their solid state can be tricky, but offers some advantages over other methods. It typically involves subjecting the component elements to some type of mechanical force—such as stress, shear or strain—to drive a reaction.

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