They are known as 'magic sized nano clusters' because they have special properties: The particles consist of only a few atoms, but since they are arranged in a special crystal structure, they are extremely stable. Unless you expose them to light.
Dec 9th, 2020
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Researchers have blended together various polymer and molecular semiconductors as photo-absorbers to create a solar cell with increased power efficiencies and electricity generation.
Dec 9th, 2020
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Researchers have developed the first prototype of a non-volatile magnetic memory device entirely based on a nanometer-thin layered material, which can be tuned with a tiny current.
Dec 9th, 2020
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Researchers take a molecular-level look at what happens in perovskite solar cells when they are operating, to determine the factors that affect their performance.
Dec 9th, 2020
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Scientists have succeeded in shooting the first molecular film of 'roamers' (hydrogen fragments, in this case, that orbit around HCO fragments) during a chemical reaction, by studying the photo-dissociation of formaldehyde, H2CO.
Dec 9th, 2020
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An interdisciplinary team of chemists and physicists has developed a new method to create tailor-made qubits: by chemically synthesizing molecules that encode quantum information into their magnetic, or 'spin', states.
Dec 8th, 2020
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By copying the multilayer geometry of mammal bones, cathodes for sodium-ion batteries can be made more structurally stable, while maintaining high capacities and fast charge rates.
Dec 8th, 2020
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Nanoscale vanadium-doped titanium dioxide spindles sensitize cancerous tumors to ultrasound waves, markedly suppressing tumor growth.
Dec 8th, 2020
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A ground-breaking method to label and track manufactured nano-plastics could signal a paradigm shift in how we understand and care for environments.
Dec 8th, 2020
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Researchers have discovered that a silver-doped platinum thiolate nanometal complex shows 18-fold greater photoluminescence than the original platinum complex.
Dec 8th, 2020
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Scientists develop hydrogen sensors with holey zinc oxide nanosheets, which has high sensitivity and fast response time, to prevent accidents from hydrogen gas leaks.
Dec 8th, 2020
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How do molecular catalysts function, and what effects do they have? A team of chemists has come closer to the answers using a model molecule that functions like a molecular nanobattery.
Dec 8th, 2020
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Scientists use magnetic bacteria to control liquids at the micro level. They are already thinking about using them in the human bloodstream for precision delivery of cancer drugs to a tumour.
Dec 8th, 2020
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New research shows that it is possible to distinguish between the electronic dynamics of atomic motion on the scale of one tenth of one millionth millionth of a second (or 100 femtoseconds). This opens the way for the development of a science that can control materials through light.
Dec 8th, 2020
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Researchers have demonstrated a way to disguise which transistor is which by building them out of a sheet-like material called black phosphorus. This built-in security measure would prevent hackers from getting enough information about the circuit to reverse engineer it.
Dec 7th, 2020
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There are two components to this biosensor: a graphene platform to measure an electrical read-out and probes to detect the presence of viral RNA.
Dec 7th, 2020
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