Terahertz spectroscopy penetrates graphene films allowing scientists to make detailed maps of their electrical quality, without damaging or contaminating the material.
Feb 23rd, 2021
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Paper industry wastewater recycling is among the most energy-intensive chemical processes in the world. Researchers have found a method to engineer membranes made from graphene oxide that allow water to get through it much faster than through conventional membranes and, in the process, can save the paper industry more than 30% in energy costs of water separation.
Feb 22nd, 2021
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Engineers describe a flexible film using a quasi-one-dimensional nanomaterial filler that combines excellent electromagnetic shielding with ease of manufacture.
Feb 22nd, 2021
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In solid-state physics the precise interactions of electrons are analyzed in meticulous detective work to ultimately gain a better understanding of fundamental physical phenomena.
Feb 22nd, 2021
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Researchers have developed a new approach with a cost-effective and easy electrode fabrication that is completely ITO-free.
Feb 22nd, 2021
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The design may enable miniature zoom lenses for drones, cellphones, or night-vision goggles.
Feb 22nd, 2021
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A promising technology under development for negative emissions technologies is carbon capture using a material called a MOF, or metal-organic framework.
Feb 22nd, 2021
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Scientists have made a surprising discovery: an exotic metal made of cerium, bismuth and palladium was examined and a giant Hall effect was found to be produced by the material, in the total absence of any magnetic field.
Feb 22nd, 2021
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Physicists have proposed an innovative new data storage medium. The technique is based on specific properties of antiferromagnetic materials that had previously resisted experimental examination.
Feb 22nd, 2021
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A silicone membrane for wearable devices is more comfortable and breathable thanks to better-sized pores made with the help of citric acid crystals.
Feb 22nd, 2021
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Scientists have demonstrated the generation of tunable and coherent frequency combs in a pair of hybridized optical microresonators.
Feb 21st, 2021
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Using nitride-based materials, researchers created a material structure that simultaneously exhibits superconductivity - in which electrical resistance vanishes completely - and the quantum Hall effect, which produces resistance with extreme precision when a magnetic field is applied.
Feb 20th, 2021
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Researchers have developed a material and fabrication process that can rapidly make these devices stretchier, more durable, and closer to being ready for mass manufacturing.
Feb 20th, 2021
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For the first time, Kohn anomaly has been theoretically predicted in a topological material and experimentally observed in a Weyl semimetal. This research revealed how the topological electronic states can alter the phonon spectra in materials, which hold promise for future quantum applications.
Feb 20th, 2021
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Researchers report a method for submilligram-scale preparation of multiple single-chirality near-zigzag carbon nanotubes such as (9, 1), (9, 2), (10, 2) and (11, 1) nanotubes. This new technique breaks through the bottleneck of mass production of single-chirality near-zigzag single-wall carbon nanotubes, and provides a material basis for the disclosure of their properties and applications.
Feb 20th, 2021
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Even in the world of the smallest particles with their own special rules, things cannot proceed infinitely fast. Physicists have now shown what the speed limit is for complex quantum operations.
Feb 20th, 2021
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