Perfecting the view on a crystal's imperfection
New research shines light on the properties and promise of hexagonal boron nitride, a material used in electronic and photonics technologies.
Apr 23rd, 2024
Read moreNew research shines light on the properties and promise of hexagonal boron nitride, a material used in electronic and photonics technologies.
Apr 23rd, 2024
Read moreScientists have developed fundamental experiments and theories to manipulate the geometry of the 'electron universe,' which describes the structure of electronic quantum states in a manner mathematically similar to the actual universe, within a magnetic material under ambient conditions.
Apr 23rd, 2024
Read moreThis is the first highly selective nanosensor for salicylic acid - a plant hormone key in mediating plant stress response and adaptation - that has been validated in living plants.
Apr 23rd, 2024
Read moreReconfigurable metasurfaces boost wireless communication by adjusting wave characteristics, enhancing imaging and radar functionality.
Apr 22nd, 2024
Read moreResearchers have uncovered a remarkable metal alloy that won't crack at extreme temperatures due to kinking, or bending, of crystals in the alloy at the atomic level.
Apr 22nd, 2024
Read moreResearcher have designed and prepared a brand-new thermoelectric conversion device, which dramatically improves the performance of thermoelectric conversion through the organic combination of thermal diffusion effect and redox reaction on the electrode.
Apr 22nd, 2024
Read moreResearch team develops new idea to improve the properties of ultra-thin materials.
Apr 22nd, 2024
Read moreScientists used atomic force microscopy to identify what causes electron-hole separation due to energy-level differences within and at the interface between crystals in the light-absorbing layer of thin-film solar cells.
Apr 22nd, 2024
Read moreResearchers have achieved a significant breakthrough in quantum technology, with the successful demonstration of quantum interference among several single photons using a novel resource-efficient platform.
Apr 19th, 2024
Read moreScientists scrutinised the properties of an important nanogel that is often used in medicine to release drugs in a targeted and controlled manner at the desired location in a patient's body.
Apr 19th, 2024
Read moreNovel aggregation-induced emission carbon dots show great promise for a variety of imaging and biological sensing applications.
Apr 19th, 2024
Read moreNanoparticles' protein corona may enable crossing the blood-brain barrier, potentially delivering medicine directly to the brain in neurodegenerative disorders.
Apr 19th, 2024
Read moreConducting 2D polymers synthesized with electron mobility rivaling graphene, overcoming challenges in polymer growth and enabling unprecedented electrical properties.
Apr 19th, 2024
Read moreResearchers have developed the first comprehensive model of the quantum-mechanical effects behind photoluminescence in thin gold films; a discovery that could drive the development of solar fuels and batteries.
Apr 19th, 2024
Read moreResearchers have unveiled a new means of predicting how to synthesize new materials via the ion-exchange. Based on computer simulations, the method significantly reduces the time and energy required to explore for inorganic materials.
Apr 19th, 2024
Read moreThe energy density of supercapacitors - battery-like devices that can charge in seconds or a few minutes - can be improved by increasing the 'messiness' of their internal structure.
Apr 19th, 2024
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