A Manchester-led team has used graphene encapsulation to capture the first atomic-resolution images of monolayer transition metal diiodides, a reactive 2D material class that normally degrades within seconds of air exposure.
Scientists have reported a new way to visualize the moiré potential in rhombohedral graphene superlattices, offering a clearer look at one of the most closely watched classes of advanced materials. The April 2026 Nature Materials result is a measurement advance, not a commercial launch, but it could help speed device design in atom-thin electronics.
A new study published March 24 in Nature Nanotechnology reports reversible control of graphene stacking at nanometer scale with minimal energy, a result that could inform future low-power electronic and computing architectures.
Researchers reported a new MXene synthesis route that produced a highly ordered, chlorine-terminated 2D material with conductivity 160 times higher than conventionally made versions, a step that could broaden the material’s use in electronics, shielding and energy devices.
Penn State researchers have reported a graphene-based field-effect transistor design that delivers up to 20 times more sensitivity and up to 15 times less signal drift in liquids, a technical advance aimed at making graphene sensors more usable in biosensing and environmental monitoring.
A Nature Reviews Physics review published April 9, 2026 says van der Waals squeezing has enabled atom-thin bismuth, indium, tin, lead and gallium metals that remain stable for at least a year, a development that could expand two-dimensional electronics and quantum transport research.
