Haozhe "Harry" Wang's electrical and computer engineering lab at Duke welcomed an unusual new lab member this fall: ...

A ray of light may be key to fighting cancer. Researchers with the University of Texas and University of Porto in Portugal ...

On October 21, 2025, scientists revealed a groundbreaking discovery in the realm of quantum physics: a hidden quantum trick ...

In the right combinations and conditions, two-dimensional materials can host intriguing and potentially valuable quantum ...

Layered two-dimensional (2D) materials occur in many electronic varieties ranging from the standard metals, insulators, and semiconductors to topological insulators, superconductors, ferromagnets, ...

Researchers at Penn State have developed the first silicon-free computer using atom-thin materials. This breakthrough could reshape the future of electronics, paving the way for ultra-efficient, ...

By miniaturizing THz spectroscopy to a chip-scale platform, James McIver’s lab has uncovered a promising new method for controlling quantum materials. Under certain conditions, two-dimensional (2D) ...

Since the discovery of graphene in 2004, the world’s first ‘modern’ 2D material, hundreds of others have been isolated, each with a wide range of useful and interesting properties. The boom in 2D ...

The unique properties of two-dimensional (2D) materials, which are only a few atoms to a single atom thick, differ from those of their three-dimensional (3D) counterparts. 2D materials have had a ...

Quantum technologies harness the principles of quantum mechanics to achieve functionalities and performances unattainable with classical approaches. These technologies have the potential to ...

Researchers developed a technique to effectively measure the thermal expansion coefficient of two-dimensional materials. With this information, engineers could more effectively and efficiently use ...

Researchers have found that 2D materials can self-form microscopic cavities that trap light and electrons, altering their ...