All insulator articles
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News
Composite achieves the virtually impossible – it’s electrically conducting, while thermally insulating
Material shows exceptional heat resistance while still conducting electricity and could find uses in aerospace
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Research
Highly stable aerogel could protect firefighters and spacecraft from extreme heat
Amorphous structure studded with nanocrystals survives stress and strain that would break an ordinary aerogel
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Robotic production line gives 2D materials a twist to produce multilayer structures
Precise fabrication of heterostructures with up to 80 layers will allow exploration of these materials’ exotic properties
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Silica aerogel could heat the surface of Mars enough to sustain life
Insulating material could replicate the effects of Earth’s atmosphere on the red planet, warming it by 50°C
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New twist on graphene gets materials scientists hot under the collar
Stacking graphene at an offset ‘magic angle’ can introduce new properties like superconductivity
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1D nanowire is world’s worst conductor
Siloxane wires could be a handy component for nanoscale electronics