The chemically controlled chains reveal an ultrastrong attraction between electrons that may help cuprate superconductors carry electrical current with no loss at relatively high temperatures.
Sep 9th, 2021
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Lead-free halide perovskite nanocrystals with unique optical properties are promising in light-emitting diodes (LEDs), photodetectors, and solar cells.
Sep 9th, 2021
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The novel superhydrophobic coating, which can potentially be used to create more efficient fuel cells and sensitive toxic gas detectors, can keep materials dry for longer and at greater depths.
Sep 9th, 2021
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Researchers succeed in the direct bonding of diamond and gallium nitride (GaN) at room temperature and demonstrate that the bond can withstand heat treatments of 1000 C, making it ideal for the high temperature fabrication process of GaN-based devices.
Sep 9th, 2021
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Researchers report a flexible supercapacitor with electrodes made of wrinkled titanium carbide - a type of MXene nanomaterial - that maintained its ability to store and release electronic charges after repetitive stretching.
Sep 8th, 2021
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Researchers have developed a shape memory polymer that stores almost six times more energy than previous versions.
Sep 8th, 2021
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Scientists have discovered that applying a cellulose nanofiber coating that makes leaf surfaces water absorbent helps to protect against infection.
Sep 8th, 2021
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Researchers use ultraviolet light pulses to access ion conductor properties in perovskites that are otherwise difficult to safely attain.
Sep 8th, 2021
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Scientists find a way to use pristine graphene in valleytronics, a promising technology for encoding and processing quantum information.
Sep 8th, 2021
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Chemists have succeeded in producing a nano sphere of silicon atoms and a building block for a diamond-like crystal of the semiconductor elements silicon and germanium. The two new classes of materials have potential applications in the miniaturisation of computer chips, in high-resolution screens for smartphones, and in solar cells and light-emitting diodes with the highest levels of efficiency.
Sep 8th, 2021
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Breakthrough in stabilizing nanocrystals introduces a low-cost, energy-efficient light source for consumer electronic devices, detectors and medical imaging.
Sep 7th, 2021
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Scientists used high-speed microscopic videos to systematically visualize the evolution of nanofibers made of polymers with different contact angles, diameters, and mesh sizes under water aerosol exposure.
Sep 7th, 2021
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Ferroelectricity in ultrathin material could have applications in computer memory, more.
Sep 7th, 2021
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Scientists propose a high-throughput nanofluidic device named 'exosome nanoporator', which can load a variety of exogenous cargos into exosomes.
Sep 6th, 2021
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A research group has successfully developed a 'nanoporous super multi-element catalyst' that contains 14 elements, which are mixed uniformly at the atomic level and used as a catalyst.
Sep 6th, 2021
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Researchers were able to design a new method that can use both inorganic (metal) and organic waste to produce different class of nanomaterials - nanoparticles, polymers, and nanocomposites.
Sep 6th, 2021
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