In applications to water desalination, one might expect that a more hydrophilic crystal would be preferable to a hydrophobic ... and that hydrophobicity can both help and hinder water transport ...

MXenes – pronounced 'max-eens' – first discovered in 2011, are ceramics that comprise one of the largest families of two-dimensional (2D) materials. MXenes are made from a bulk crystal called MAX. 2D ...