Printing strategies for scaling up perovskite solar cells
A review provides a systematical overview of applicable printing technologies that can be possibly used for scaling-up perovskite solar cells.
Jul 21st, 2021
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Nanoparticles create heat from light to manipulate electrical activity in neurons
Researchers are using nanoparticles as heaters to manipulate the electrical activity of neurons in the brain and of cardiomyocytes in the heart.
Jul 21st, 2021
Read moreBiocompatible thin film: Heating tissue with surgical precision to kill cancer
Using an inkjet printer with conductive nano ink to draw a circuit on the polymeric thin film, it is possible to create a device that emits light and energy locally, with promising applications in medical treatment.
Jul 21st, 2021
Read moreConductive domain walls with promising functionalities
Researchers have discovered giant conductivity of nanometre-sized domain walls separating polar regions in a non-oxide ferroelectric material. The high sensitivity of these walls to applied magnetic fields enables gigantic switching of the sample resistance, thus providing a route to new nanoelectronic building blocks.
Jul 20th, 2021
Read moreMaterials scientists shuffle atomic layers like playing cards to make new quantum materials
Materials scientists can now shuffle layered compounds together, much like combining two different decks of cards. The technique is leading to development of new materials with unusual electron transport properties that have potential applications in next-generation quantum technologies.
Jul 20th, 2021
Read moreHumanity united with art and nanotechnology in space (HUMANS)
A student-run project is collecting messages from around the world, using nanotechnology to etch them on a disk, and sending the disk to the International Space Station.
Jul 20th, 2021
Read moreLayer of three crystals produces a thousand times more power in solar cells
The photovoltaic effect of ferroelectric crystals can be increased by a factor of 1,000 if three different materials are arranged periodically in a lattice.
Jul 20th, 2021
Read moreNewly discovered high-entropy MXenes have have high-tech applications
This discovery marks another expansion of MXenes since their initial discovery in 2011 and greatly expands the family of existing MXenes.
Jul 20th, 2021
Read moreAn one-atom thin 2D magnet could advance new applications in computing and electronics
Main attraction: Scientists create world's thinnest magnet.
Jul 20th, 2021
Read moreThe mathematics of repulsion for new graphene catalysts
A new mathematical model helps predict the tiny changes in carbon-based materials that could yield interesting properties.
Jul 19th, 2021
Read moreAchilles heel of graphene exposed
In most materials, ultra-low temperatures must be reached to measure the quantum Hall effect, but in the case of graphene, the effect can even be observed at room temperature, because the gaps between the (Landau) energy levels are larger.
Jul 19th, 2021
Read moreLow-cost, sustainable, readily available plasma technology could replace one of the world's rarest materials
New plasma coating technology could see the phase-out of rare earth metal indium that is used in smartphone glass and dimmable windows, which is predicted to run out in 10 years.
Jul 19th, 2021
Read moreThe paradox of a free-electron laser without the laser
A new way of producing coherent light in the ultra-violet spectral region, which points the way to developing brilliant table-top x-ray sources.
Jul 16th, 2021
Read moreA noninvasive test to detect cancer cells and pinpoint their location
Diagnostic nanoparticles could be used to monitor tumor recurrence after treatment or to perform routine cancer screenings.
Jul 16th, 2021
Read moreTiny motors behave like rock climbers
Scientists have uncovered how heavy, motorized objects climb steep slopes - a newly discovered mechanism that also mimics how rock climbers navigate inclines.
Jul 16th, 2021
Read moreProducing memory from speckle patterns
A team of researchers has developed a way to significantly increase the memory of speckle patterns, the very complex patterns that result from shining a laser light onto an opaque sheet, such as paper, biological tissue, or fog.
Jul 16th, 2021
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