Perovskite/graphene nanosensor detects nitrogen dioxide with 300% improved sensitivity
Graphene and perovskites hybrid resulted in a material that can more sensitively detect these kinds of gas.
Apr 29th, 2020
Read moreGraphene and perovskites hybrid resulted in a material that can more sensitively detect these kinds of gas.
Apr 29th, 2020
Read moreMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can provide an effective way of supporting the development of the next generation of high-performance rechargeable batteries.
Apr 29th, 2020
Read moreThis proof-of-concept material would be sensitive enough to detect straightforward low concentration of NO2 in conventional luminescence displays.
Apr 29th, 2020
Read moreA specific fibril tip shape design is the key to achieving elastic dry fibril adhesives with super liquid repellency. This new bioinspired material opens up many possibilities for use, as it prevents any form of liquid droplet or layer from hindering or degrading its adhesion.
Apr 29th, 2020
Read moreA simple pretreatment step enables membranes to be enhanced using atomic layer deposition, a technique that can improve performance and introduce new surface properties.
Apr 28th, 2020
Read moreThe strength of the carbon plate structures was up to 639% stronger and up to 522% stiffer than same-weight beam nanolattices of the same material. This is the first experimental evidence that plate-architecture is superior to the established beam-architecture.
Apr 28th, 2020
Read moreResearchers developed a test chip using graphene. The chip has a trampoline structure with a narrow gap of 1 micrometer or less formed under a monoatomic graphene film, and can specifically trap a biomarker, a protein included in bodily fluids, on graphene.
Apr 28th, 2020
Read moreResearchers developed a unique nanostructure that limits silicon's expansion while fortifying it with carbon. Their work could inform new electrode material designs for other types of batteries and eventually help increase the energy capacity of the lithium-ion batteries in electric cars, electronic devices, and other equipment.
Apr 28th, 2020
Read moreA new study shows how impurities affect the electrical properties in anisotropic germanium arsenide (GeAs).
Apr 27th, 2020
Read moreA thin, iron-based generator uses waste heat to provide small amounts of power.
Apr 27th, 2020
Read moreResearchers design biocompatible ion-driven soft transistors that can perform real-time neurologically relevant computation and a mixed-conducting particulate composite that allows creation of electronic components out of a single material.
Apr 27th, 2020
Read moreScientists are creating new metal-based nanomaterials for circuit boards that could be resistant to the high-altitude radiation encountered by electronics in aerospace equipment, fighter jets and weapon systems.
Apr 27th, 2020
Read moreResearchers have demonstrated the world's first metasurface laser that produces 'super-chiral light': light with ultra-high angular momentum. The light from this laser can be used as a type of "optical spanner" to or for encoding information in optical communications.
Apr 27th, 2020
Read moreScientists develop light-emitting composite material based on perovskite nanocrystals with air- and water resilient optical characteristics.
Apr 27th, 2020
Read moreThe duration of their snapshot relates to a second as this second does to the age of the universe: Physicists have developed ultra-fast vector microscopy as a means of determining electric fields on surfaces with high temporal and spatial resolution.
Apr 27th, 2020
Read moreA wearable smart patch will deliver precision data to help people personalise their diets and reduce their risk of developing lifestyle-related chronic diseases like Type 2 diabetes.
Apr 27th, 2020
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