Previously, researchers reported on doping of organic semiconductors using Lewis acids to increase the conductance of some semiconducting polymers; however, no one knew why this increase happened until now.
Sep 16th, 2019
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Scientists have developed a platform that uses nanoparticles known as metal-organic frameworks to deliver a promising anti-cancer agent to cells.
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Researchers have found a way past a frustrating catch 22 issue of stability and reproducibility that meant that graphene based junctions were either mechanically stable or electrically stable but not both at the same time.
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The unique material outperforms most of today?s synthetic and natural materials by providing high strength and stiffness, combined with increased toughness.
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A collaborative study describes how fuel cells, which use chemical energy to power cars and devices, can be developed using nanomaterials to be more cost-effective and efficient in the long term.
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Researchers have developed tiny, gold antennas to help cameras and sensors that 'see' heat deliver clearer pictures of thermal infrared radiation for everything from stars and galaxies to people, buildings and items requiring security.
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Physicists have managed to cool a swinging nanosized string to near-zero temperature without using external refrigeration. In their experiment, the cooling is an intrinsic result of the 'snapshot' position measurement they did on a specially designed nanostructure.
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Scientists have developed organic solar cells optimised to convert ambient indoor light to electricity. The power they produce is low, but is probably enough to feed the millions of products that the internet of things will bring online.
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Reserchares demonstrate an advanced nanomanipulation technique that works on optical forces alone.
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An international team of researchers has observed that local thermal perturbations of spins in a solid can convert heat to energy even in a paramagnetic material - where spins weren't thought to correlate long enough to do so.
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Researchers report a new method for the synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles.
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A new study reports on the development of low-power wearable devices enabled by graphene that can monitor multiple vital signs of humans, such as heart rate, respiration rate, blood pulse oxygenation, and exposure to UV radiation.
Sep 13th, 2019
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Inspired by octopuses, researchers have developed a structure that senses, computes and responds without any centralized processing - creating a device that is not quite a robot and not quite a computer, but has characteristics of both.
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The material allows for incredibly sensitive detection of the direction molecules twist.
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Researchers have modified the photoconductance of nanoparticles of tungsten oxide in a controlled manner.This research has potential applications in photonics and optomechanics,
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Dynamic data routing could make for faster photonic chips that use their entire footprint.
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