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Thin-film could help manage heat flow in future devices

Researchers have demonstrated the ability of a thin film to conduct heat on just its surfaces, identifying a potential solution to overheating in electronic devices such as phones and computers.

Mar 27th, 2018

Tiny, tooth-mounted sensors that can track what you eat

Wireless real-time monitoring could add precision to the linkage between diet and health.

Mar 27th, 2018

Metal-oxide/graphene nanosheet composite exhibits unprecedented energy storage properties

Single-layer metal oxide nanosheets sandwiched between graphene layers exhibit record energy storage figures of merit.

Mar 27th, 2018

Modulating superconductivity of 2D atomic layers of indium with charge transfer from self-assembled organic molecules

Charge and spin transfer from copper-phthalocyanine organic molecules self-assembled on superconducting atomic layers of indium modifies the superconducting transition temperature of the indium.

Mar 27th, 2018

Understanding charge transfers in molecular electronics

An international research team has found a way to understand and manipulate the transition of charges in molecular junctions.

Mar 26th, 2018

Atomically thin light-emitting device opens the possibility for 'invisible' displays

Engineers have built a bright-light emitting device that is millimeters wide and fully transparent when turned off. The light emitting material in this device is a monolayer semiconductor, which is just three atoms thick.

Mar 26th, 2018

Harvesting energy from light fluctuations

Hybrid plasmonic and pyroelectric harvesting of light fluctuations.

Mar 26th, 2018

Self-assembling, tunable interfaces found in quantum materials

Highly adaptive electronics could be created using quantum features.

Mar 26th, 2018

Atomistic insights into electrocatalysis

Scientists found out that the topmost atomic layers of electrocatalysts contain chemical species, which determine their efficiency and reveal how they can be influenced to speed-up water splitting.

Mar 26th, 2018

Edges and corners increase efficiency of catalytic converters

X-rays reveal oxide islands on noble metal nanoparticles.

Mar 26th, 2018

Artificial bio-inspired membranes for water filtration

Inspired by cellular proteins, researchers have developed membranes with asymmetric artificial channels in the interior, from which they were able to observe 'chiral' water.

Mar 26th, 2018

Improving human-data interaction to speed nanomaterials innovation

New application of data analysis, visualization techniques achieves better representation of multidimensional materials data.

Mar 26th, 2018

A new way to find better battery materials

Design principles could point to better electrolytes for next-generation lithium batteries.

Mar 26th, 2018

A simple method developed for 3D bio-fabrication based on bacterial nanocellulose

Researchers have developed a simple and customizable process that uses superhydrophobic interfaces to finely engineer the bacteria access to oxygen in three dimensions and in multiple length scales, resulting in hollow, seamless, nanocellulose-based pre-determined objects.

Mar 26th, 2018

Terahertz computer chip is now within reach

Researchers have created technology that will enable our computers - and all optic communication devices - to run 100 times faster through terahertz microchips.

Mar 25th, 2018

Researchers unveil high-sensitivity 3-D technique using single-atom measurements

Scientists have unveiled a stunningly accurate technique for scientific measurements which uses a single atom as the sensor, with sensitivity down to 100 zeptoNewtons.

Mar 23rd, 2018

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