Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Containing Papers of a Mathematical and Physical Character The Royal Society is a self-governing Fellowship of many of the world's most ...

A new study has revealed how phosphorus, a nutrient essential for photosynthesis, surged into ancient oceans and started Earth's first major rise in atmospheric oxygen more than 2 billion years ago.

Two-dimensional (2D) nanofluidic ion transporting membranes show great promise in harvesting the “blue” osmotic energy between river water and sea water. Black phosphorus (BP), an emerging layered ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Maybe the trigger for the rise of oxygen on Earth was nothing special. Maybe that oxidation didn’t need large tectonic shifts or the evolution of land plants. Instead, the circulation ...

Ultrathin flakes of black phosphorus boast a collection of impressive physical properties that make the material a sought-after semiconductor for fast, flexible electronics. But black phosphorus ...