A research group successfully developed a methodology for enhancing thermoelectric power factor while decreasing thermal conductivity. By introducing ZnO nanowires into ZnO films, the thermoelectric power factor became 3 times larger than that of ZnO film without ZnO nanowires.
Nov 7th, 2018
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Generating complex multi-principle element transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) is essential for the future development of new generations of quantum, electronic, and energy conversion materials is difficult.
Nov 7th, 2018
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Chemists have developed a new hybrid catalyst for carbon monoxide oxidation consisting of hexagonal boron nitride and silver nanoparticles. This material makes it possible to get a full conversion of carbon monoxide at only 194 degrees Celsius.
Nov 7th, 2018
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A new study is a step forward in understanding why perovskite materials work so well in energy devices and potentially leads the way toward a theorized 'hot' technology that would significantly improve the efficiency of today's solar cells.
Nov 7th, 2018
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Researchers take an ordinary white button mushroom and supercharge it with clusters of tightly-packed cyanobacteria and swirls of graphene nanoribbons to make electricity.
Nov 7th, 2018
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Researchers have developed a novel type of immunotherapy based on innovative nanotechnology that induces long-term organ transplant acceptance in mice. Their study could transform patient care and help to overcome barriers that prevent successful long-term transplant outcomes.
Nov 7th, 2018
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Liquid-gated membrane filtration system improves industrial wastewater purification and saves energy.
Nov 7th, 2018
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Advances in the materials needed for spintronics devices could enable new computational systems, including neuromorphic systems inspired by the human brain that promise to dramatically improve the efficiency of important tasks.
Nov 6th, 2018
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Engineers have demonstrated a new material they call 'nanocardboard', an ultrathin equivalent of corrugated paper cardboard. A square centimeter of nanocardboard weighs less than a thousandth of a gram and can spring back into shape after being bent in half.
Nov 6th, 2018
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An international team developed a new method for measuring the response of crystals on the electric field.
Nov 6th, 2018
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Researchers map nanoscale changes in memory material.
Nov 6th, 2018
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A new research report describes in detail how perovskites form and decay. The results could help produce high-performance solar cells in the future.
Nov 6th, 2018
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Scientists are working to develop a method to convert water and carbon dioxide to the renewable energy of the future, using the energy from the sun and graphene applied to the surface of cubic silicon carbide.
Nov 6th, 2018
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Think of it as mathematics with a bite: Researchers have uncovered the statistical rules that govern how gigantic colonies of fire ants form bridges, ladders and floating rafts. The findings may help researchers understand other dynamic networks in nature, including cells in the human body.
Nov 6th, 2018
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Researchers for the first time have shown that they can use electrical fields to gain valuable information about the tiny, floating vesicles that move around in animals and plants and are critically important to many biological functions.
Nov 6th, 2018
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Electrical engineers have adapted a molecular electronic device called a single-molecule break junction to detect RNA from strains of E. coli known for causing illness.
Nov 5th, 2018
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