The ultrathin films are able to be injected using minimally-invasive syringe needles and can be used as a platform to deliver molecular and cellular drugs.
Oct 31st, 2019
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A study revealed a combination of nanometer-scale features that were key to improving the battery?s performance. In particular, they found it was important for extremely tiny crystals of Mg to form on the anode as the battery worked.
Oct 31st, 2019
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Researchers have gained tantalizing new insights into the properties of perovskites, one of the world's most promising materials in the quest to produce a more efficient, robust and cheaper solar cell.
Oct 31st, 2019
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Physicists have learned how to locally control Josephson vortices. The discovery can be used for quantum electronics superconducting devices and future quantum processors.
Oct 31st, 2019
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Chemists have reported the synthesis of a novel type of 2D metal organic framework (MOF) with interesting electrical conductivity and magnetic properties. This new material may potentially contribute to optoelectronics, photovoltaics, (photo)electrocatalysis, and energy storage.
Oct 31st, 2019
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Simple photochemical method takes advantage of quantum mechanics.
Oct 30th, 2019
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Scientists have created a new fundamental unit of polymers that could usher in a new era of materials discovery.
Oct 30th, 2019
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Researchers use twisted bi-layer graphene to unveil a new zoo of previously unobserved states, from superconducting to insulating to a new range of magnetic and topological states.
Oct 30th, 2019
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Researchers have developed technology to tap into infrared light for solar energy conversion and increase solar cell efficiency by 10 percent or more.
Oct 30th, 2019
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Microscopic, 3D-printed, tori - donuts � - coated with nickel and platinum may bridge the gap between biological and synthetic swimmers, according to an international team of researchers.
Oct 30th, 2019
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Scientists want to understand in as much detail as possible how the container molecules and the active substances arrange and what properties result from this.
Oct 30th, 2019
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Researchers have developed tiny, self-propelled robots that remove radioactive uranium from simulated wastewater.
Oct 30th, 2019
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Researchers have developed a stretchable light-emitting device that operates at low voltages and is safe for human skin.
Oct 30th, 2019
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Researchers have discovered a material that can both increase and reduce its volume when exposed to a weak electrical pulse. In a sponge, or filter, the researchers can control the size of particles that pass through.
Oct 29th, 2019
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Team simulates nanoelectronics through data-centric lens, gaining a 140-fold speedup on the Summit supercomputer.
Oct 29th, 2019
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New nanoparticles can adjust the beating speed of heart cells by emitting different colours of light. Light from nanoparticle clusters was also able to activate anticancer drugs within cells.
Oct 29th, 2019
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