Researchers have produced a record-thin optical quarter-waveplate from the two-dimensional material niobium oxychloride ...

Polarization has always been a core property of light that is essential for a broad range of everyday applications, including ...

Rice scientists have created a new type of 2D semiconductor that comes closer than ever to a “perfect” crystal.

Rice University scientists and collaborators have created a new type of two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor that comes closer ...

Biomolecular condensates are tiny, droplet-like structures made up of molecules that help organize key processes in living ...

Researchers have created a nanoscale structure that traps infrared light in a layer just 40 nanometers thick—over 1,000 times ...

Researchers have discovered that perovskite crystals can rapidly and reversibly change shape when exposed to light, revealing ...

Cornell University researchers have built an AI system called EMSeek that can analyze an electron microscopy image and ...

Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the ...