Scientists develop a new approach for miniaturization of soft ultra-compact and highly integrated sensor units for directional tactile sensitivity in e-skin systems
Apr 27th, 2022
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In the search for novel types of superconductors scientists are investigating materials that consist of multiple layers. Physicists have studied in detail the properties of a system of three twisted graphene layers and gained important insights into its properties.
Apr 27th, 2022
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Monitoring photo-excited electrons in real time with nanometer sensitivity reveals strengths and weaknesses in a common light-harvesting material.
Apr 27th, 2022
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The flexible, thin-film device has the potential to make any surface into a low-power, high-quality audio source.
Apr 26th, 2022
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Researchers report wood-derived semiconductors that can be tuned for use in a range of sustainable electronic devices.
Apr 26th, 2022
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Microscopic understanding of wettability can be achieved at the molecular level using 'vibrational sum-frequency generation spectroscopy'.
Apr 26th, 2022
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Hollow structured nanomaterials are promising in the fields of adsorption, catalysis, energy storage and drug delivery/controlled release, owing to their high porosity, large surface area and abundant inner void space. Researchers have developed a new strategy to synthesize single-hole hollow carbon nanospheres.
Apr 26th, 2022
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Collective behavior and swarm patterns are found everywhere in nature. Robots can also be programmed to act in swarms. Researchers have developed collectives of microrobots, which they can move in every formation they wish.
Apr 26th, 2022
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By combining technologies originally designed for high-energy particle accelerators and astronomy observations, researchers can now for the first time analyze the elemental makeup of samples without damaging them, which could be useful for researchers working in other fields.
Apr 26th, 2022
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Researchers have established a low-cost method of magnetization reversal on perpendicularly magnetized ferromagnets. Not needing an external magnetic field, the method brings reverse magnetization closer to commercial viability.
Apr 26th, 2022
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Researchers developed a material in which heat flow can be dynamically controlled by changing its thermal conductivity. The thermal conductivity is modulated by reversibly switching between a two-dimensional and a three-dimensional crystal structure in a solid solution of lead selenide and tin selenide, opening doors to potential thermal management applications.
Apr 25th, 2022
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A team of scientists have velcroed 2D structures of MoS2 and graphene using a covalent connection for the first ime. The 2D-2D structures were used to build robust field effect transistors with controlled electronic communication, interface chemical nature and interlayer distance. The electronic properties of the system are dominated by the interface of the two covalently bonded layered materials.
Apr 25th, 2022
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Researchers have found a new way to create magnetic nanoparticles using ultrafast laser light pulses. The discovery could pave the way for new and more energy-efficient technical components and become useful in the quantum computers of the future.
Apr 25th, 2022
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Researchers have developed new chiral nanostructures with broad chiroptical activity from the ultraviolet to the short-wave infrared region to expand the choice of material platforms.
Apr 25th, 2022
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A global team of researchers, in a new study, make use of coconut husk to develop self-powered energy storage and harvesting devices, achieving high energy density and output performance, and opening doors to a circular economy.
Apr 25th, 2022
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Researchers took a close look at a ternary polymer solar cell in operation to see why the extra ingredient works.
Apr 23rd, 2022
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