A systematic study illustrates the crucial role that substrate interactions play in the physics of ultrathin films.
Apr 5th, 2021
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Researchers have developed an affordable portable equipment which can detect fluoride in a simple manner at low costs.
Apr 2nd, 2021
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Researchers provide straightforward visualized evidence of solid-electrolyte interphase shells evolution during lithium deposition/stripping to reveal anode degradation via in-situ electrochemical atomic force microscopy.
Apr 2nd, 2021
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In support of a major collaborative project to store massive amounts of data in DNA molecules, researchers have developed a key enabling technology that translates digital binary files into the four-letter genetic alphabet needed for molecular storage.
Apr 2nd, 2021
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A new way to electrically generate rotation in materials made up of light elements could open the way for magnetic nanodevices.
Apr 2nd, 2021
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For the first time, researchers have discovered a way to obtain polarity and photovoltaic behavior from certain nonphotovoltaic, atomically flat (2D) materials. The key lies in the special way in which the materials are arranged.
Apr 1st, 2021
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Cavitation has been widely assumed to be the underlying mechanism governing the fracture of metallic glasses, as well as other glassy systems. Up until now, however, scientists have been unable to directly observe the cavitation behavior of fractures, despite their intensive efforts.
Apr 1st, 2021
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Physicists on the hunt for a rarely seen magnetic spin texture have discovered another object that bears its hallmarks, hidden in the structure of ultra-thin magnetic films, that they have called an incommensurate spin crystal.
Apr 1st, 2021
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Researchers report a sustainable nanocarbon material made from crab shells that are suitable for use in photosensing and energy storage devices.
Apr 1st, 2021
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The typical 'top-down' method of producing carbon nanotubes does not allow for control over their diameter, length or which of three types will be produced. Control over two types has recently been demonstrated by producing their elementary 'nanobelt' molecules, and now researchers have developed a way to construct the third and last type, offering complete 'made-to-order' management of the synthesis of nanotube molecules.
Apr 1st, 2021
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An international team of researchers has synthesized curved, infinitely stacking nanographenes -- like potato chips in a cardboard can -- that can assemble into nanowires.
Apr 1st, 2021
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New nanocomposites pave the way for the practical clinical applications for manganese oxide nanosturctures in magnetic resonance imaging.
Apr 1st, 2021
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An international team of scientists reports on a new theory that can explain why the refractive index of a disordered atomic medium only reaches a maximum value of 1.7.
Apr 1st, 2021
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Researchers developed a cellulose nanofiber coating that counters bending damage, retains electrode function underwater, and thus offers unparalled water resistance for flexible electronic devices.
Apr 1st, 2021
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For more than a century, an important class of matter -- the amorphous solid -- has eluded scientists' ability to depict nature at the level of atoms and molecules. Until now. A study reports the first-ever determination of an amorphous solid's three-dimensional atomic structure.
Mar 31st, 2021
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Researchers propose a thermal power nanogenerator, called a thermoacoustically driven liquid-metal-based triboelectric nanogenerator, or TA-LM-TENG, which converts thermal energy into electrical energy.
Mar 31st, 2021
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