X-rays reveal monolayer phase in organic semiconductor
Researchers discover monolayer with exciting properties in organic semiconducting films.
Jul 8th, 2019
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Online simulation game makes graphene research available to the public
Researchers use a state-of-the-art electron microscope, the UltraSTEM, to manipulate strongly bound materials with atomic precision. Since the instruments used are fully computerized, it is possible to show in a simulation how researchers actually use them. This allows for compelling and largely realistic presentations of the most recent research in materials science.
Jul 8th, 2019
Read moreDirect after-fabrication tailoring of MoS2-FET transistors
The fabrication of electronic devices from exfoliated 2D materials can be tricky. Researchers have engineered a solution that consist on the after-fabrication tailoring of MoS2-FET transistors using pulsed-focused electron beam induced etching.
Jul 8th, 2019
Read moreWindow film could even out the indoor temperature using solar energy
A window film with a specially designed molecule could be capable of taking the edge off the worst midday heat and instead distributing it evenly from morning to evening.
Jul 8th, 2019
Read moreProducing graphene from carbon dioxide
Direct conversion of greenhouse gas carbon dioxide to multi-layer graphene using copper-palladium alloys.
Jul 8th, 2019
Read moreLocalized excitons in 2D materials for integrated quantum optics
Scientists have found that the oxygen interstitials in single-layer tungsten diselenide enable it to function as single photon emitters for quantum optical applications.
Jul 8th, 2019
Read moreEnergy-saving nano-surfaces inspired by nature
More efficient, longer-lasting machine and vehicle components, improved medical implants and novel fluid control technologies are just a few of the potential applications emerging from a project inspired by the unique ways in which the skins of some animals interact with water.
Jul 5th, 2019
Read moreA new way of making complex structures in thin films
Self-assembling materials can form patterns that might be useful in optical devices.
Jul 5th, 2019
Read moreCamera brings unseen world to light (w/video)
Portable polarization-sensitive camera could be used in machine vision, autonomous vehicles, security, atmospheric chemistry and more.
Jul 5th, 2019
Read moreTuning the energy levels of organic semiconductors
Physicists were able to demonstrate how electronic energies in organic semiconductor films can be tuned by electrostatic forces.
Jul 4th, 2019
Read moreMolecular thumb drives: Researchers store digital images in metabolite molecules
In a step toward molecular storage systems that could hold vast amounts of data in tiny spaces, researchers have shown it's possible to store image files in solutions of common biological small molecules.
Jul 4th, 2019
Read moreBlack (nano)gold to combat climate change
Researchers have transformed golden gold to black gold by simply changing the size and gaps between gold nanoparticles. This black gold acts like an artificial tree and uses CO2, sunlight and water to produce fuel.
Jul 3rd, 2019
Read more'Tsunami' on a silicon chip: a world first for light waves
Researchers have for the first time manipulated a light wave, or photonic information, on a silicon chip that retains its overall 'shape'. This foundational work is important because most communications infrastructure still relies on silicon-based devices for propagation and reception of information. Manipulating solitons on-chip could potentially allow for the speed up of photonic communications devices and infrastructure.
Jul 3rd, 2019
Read moreSpontaneous synchronisation achieved at the nanoscale
Scientists have synchronized for the first time a couple of optomechanical oscillators. This work sets a solid basis for producing reconfigurable networks of such oscillators, with potential applications in neuromorphic computing.
Jul 3rd, 2019
Read moreNanoporous material nets contaminant from water
Barely visible material that looks like tiny grains of sand may hold the key to removing an invisible health threat that has contaminated water supplies.
Jul 3rd, 2019
Read moreModelling leads to the optimum size for platinum fuel cell nanocatalysts
New size-optimized platinum nanocatalysts are twice as good as the best process commercially available today.
Jul 3rd, 2019
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