Scientists analyzed how surface structures like wrinkles and folded networks affect nanoscale friction in multi-layered graphene. Their findings could pave the way for graphene-based solid lubricants and micro/nano-scale mechanical devices.
Mar 9th, 2022
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Intense mid-infrared excitation has been demonstrated as a powerful tool for controlling the magnetic, ferroelectric and superconducting properties of complex materials. Nonlinear phononics is key to this end, as it displaces specific atoms away from their equilibrium positions to manipulate microscopic interactions.
Mar 9th, 2022
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Researchers have developed a paper-based sensor for detecting even tiny volumes of hydrogen peroxide.
Mar 9th, 2022
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Avoiding complicated preprocessing steps of CVD graphene growth and the required high temperatures of plasma-enhanced CVD (PECVD), researchers have demonstrated the feasibility of direct growth of graphene on gold thin films by PECVD at low temperature.
Mar 9th, 2022
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Researchers have designed and synthesized novel multi-layered, multi-functional nanoparticles that enable a combination of radiotherapy and photodynamic therapy for deep cancer tissue. An initial pre-clinical evaluation of the particles has demonstrated their therapeutic potential.
Mar 9th, 2022
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A new study confirms switching mechanism for a new, proposed generation of ultra-low energy 'topological electronics'.
Mar 9th, 2022
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A magnetic hybrid system generates electricity day and night with radiative cooling and solar heating.
Mar 8th, 2022
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A nanoparticle's size is fine-tuned to offer high-resolution images before and during surgical procedures.
Mar 8th, 2022
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Neurone-like junctions made of mixed oxide-based materials could reduce the massive energy consumption of artificial intelligence operations.
Mar 8th, 2022
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The lightweight, supercapacitor-battery hybrid composite material provides power and is as strong as steel.
Mar 7th, 2022
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Researchers demonstrate that a layer of two-dimensional silicon dioxide can be used as a sieve for molecules and ions.
Mar 7th, 2022
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Researchers fabricated a high-performance, flexible pressure sensor by sandwiching a conductive MXene/ZIF-67/PAN film between PDMS and copper electrodes.
Mar 7th, 2022
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Researchers report a novel solution to to tackle bimetallic traps in high-efficiency perovskite solar cells by applying an anchoring strategy.
Mar 5th, 2022
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A single DNA test has been developed that can screen a patient's genome for over 50 genetic neurological and neuromuscular diseases such as Huntington's disease, muscular dystrophies and fragile X syndrome.
Mar 5th, 2022
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Scientists have discovered key clues behind the workings of single-atom catalysts based on iron-pyridine sites in a carbon matrix.
Mar 5th, 2022
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Researchers have developed a cost-effective method for creating these quasi-sub-nanomaterials. This method involves forming multiple metallo- or organo-complexes on dendron units to create supramolecular structures that can be reduced to quasi-sub-nanoparticles with the desired number of atoms.
Mar 4th, 2022
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