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Versatile in-situ method to prepare plasmonic nanoparticles arrays

A rapid and simple method to form ordered arrays of gold nanoparticles with plasmonic properties.

Aug 18th, 2022

A self-charging, ultra-thin device that generates electricity from air moisture

Using sea salt as an eco-friendly moisture absorbent, this rechargeable fabric-like 'battery' provides higher electrical output than a conventional AA battery - potentially powering everyday electronics.

Aug 18th, 2022

Researchers boost sensitivity and speed of Raman microscopy technique

New CARS microscopy approach lays groundwork for label-free, user-friendly clinical device.

Aug 17th, 2022

Extracting gold from waste with graphene (w/video)

Researchers have shown that graphene can be a kind of philosopher's stone, allowing gold extraction from waste containing only trace amounts of gold (down to billionth of a percent).

Aug 17th, 2022

Uncovering nature's patterns at the atomic scale in living color

Scientists have devised a method for creating color coded graphs of large volumes of data from X-ray analysis. This new tool uses computational data sorting to find clusters related to physical properties, such as an atomic distortion in a crystal structure.

Aug 17th, 2022

Superatomic magnetic cluster opens the door to new nanomaterials

In this study, researchers first theoretically predicted, designed, and then synthesized a new, extremely small, thermally stable magnetic nanoparticle. The nanoparticle is designed to be a small symmetric cluster of atoms that acts as a superatom.

Aug 17th, 2022

Premiere for superconducting diode in trilayer graphene without external magnetic field

Researchers have realized a superconducting diode effect without an external magnetic field, thus proving the assumption that superconductivity and magnetism coexist.

Aug 17th, 2022

Phase boundaries of 2D materials could create piezoelectricity

A new study describes the discovery of piezoelectricity - the phenomenon by which mechanical energy turns into electrical energy - across phase boundaries of two-dimensional materials.

Aug 17th, 2022

Single-atom-kernelled nanocluster catalyst for carbon dioxide conversion

Scientists managed to obtain reduced palladium-based alloy nanoclusters for the first time.

Aug 16th, 2022

New van der Waals heterostructures for high-efficiency infrared photodetection

Researchers have proposed momentum-matching and band-alignment van der Waals heterostructures to solve the low QE of 2D materials infrared photodetectors.

Aug 16th, 2022

Scientists publish guide for memristor hardware design

Numerous groups around the world are working on the use of corresponding neuromorphic circuits - but often with a lack of understanding of how they work and with faulty models. Researchers have now summarized the physical principles and models in a comprehensive review article.

Aug 15th, 2022

2D array of electron and nuclear spin qubits opens new frontier in quantum science

By using photons and electron spin qubits to control nuclear spins in a two-dimensional material, researchers have opened a new frontier in quantum science and technology, enabling applications like atomic-scale nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and to read and write quantum information with nuclear spins in 2D materials.