Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDs) are a versatile class of materials with immense potential for fields of application, from nanoelectronics and optics to sensing and catalysis. TMDs are inherently imperfect, containing defects such as vacancies and boundaries that significantly impact on their properties. Defects are often considered detrimental due to their negative effects on some materials’ properties like mechanical and chemical stability, or alterations in electrical transport.

The book 200 Years of Themoelectricity (1821-2021) has just been published by Springer, celebrating, albeit a bit late, the bicentennial of the discovery of thermoelectricity. This volume republishes around thirty works that have shaped the history of thermoelectricity over these two centuries, along with three essays on the historical and scientific development of the discipline.

An international research collaboration conducted jointly by the Istituto Officina dei Materiali (CNR-IOM) of the National Research Council in Trieste, the University of Trieste, and the Department of Materials Science of the University of Milano-Bicocca, together with the University of Vienna, has demonstrated a simple and innovative method to create a new category of materials.

Anion exchange membrane (AEM) technologies are emerging as a key solution for advancing the hydrogen economy by utilizing non-precious materials and reducing environmental impact. Unlike proton exchange membrane (PEM) systems, which rely on scarce platinum group metals (PGMs) and PFAS-based membranes, alkaline systems enable the use of sustainable, PFAS-free materials, thereby offering resilient supply chains and significantly lowering capital expenditures (CAPEX) in hydrogen technologies.

During the 20th edition of the European Conference on Thermoelectrics, held in Krakow from June 30 to July 4, 2024, Dario Narducci, associate professor of Physical Chemistry at the Department of Materials Science of the University of Milano-Bicocca, was elected president of the European Thermoelectric Society for the 2024-2026 term.

Rubrene is a model organic semiconductor, regarded as one of the most promising in the field of organic optoelectronics. Specifically, rubrene allows, with very high efficiencies, both singlet exciton fission and triplet exciton fusion, which are the two main processes through which the efficiency of all photovoltaic devices can be improved.