Mastering control over the dynamic interplay among optical, chemical and mechanical behavior in single-material, liquid crystalline elastomers, results in microposts that combine bending, twisting and turning into complex dances. The advancement could contribute toward further development of soft robotics and other devices.
May 24th, 2022
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Researchers have developed a novel method that is suitable for the mechanical tensile testing of micro- and nanofibers. The special feature: Samples can be reversibly coupled to and uncoupled from the force sensor.
May 24th, 2022
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Researchers found that the tiny defects which limit the efficiency of perovskites - cheaper alternative materials for solar cells - are also responsible for structural changes in the material that lead to degradation.
May 24th, 2022
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Representing and calculating the properties of molecules in a computer is anything but trivial. One of the main challenges is that researchers first have to generate new data instead of working with existing data as they normally do.
May 24th, 2022
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Borrowing a technique from inkjet printers, researchers have rolled out a pixel-by-pixel method to program and manufacture soft structures for use in robotics, biomedical devices or architectural features.
May 24th, 2022
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Researchers have discovered a new effect in two-dimensional conductive systems that promises improved performance of terahertz detectors.
May 23rd, 2022
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Researchers develop a new method to simultaneously measure flow and oxygen.
May 23rd, 2022
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Researchers propose two conceptual models of intelligent DNA robots that can swarm into leakless nonlinear amplification when triggered.
May 23rd, 2022
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Scientists discovered that some liquid droplets first spread out on surfaces and then contract again on their own. Since they leave virtually no traces when they contract, unlike conventional drying, this opens up new possibilities for cleaning and removing particles from sensitive surfaces such as microchips.
May 21st, 2022
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Unlike fictional laser swords, real laser beams do not interact with each other when they cross - unless the beams meet within a suitable material allowing for nonlinear light-matter interaction. In such a case, wave mixing can give rise to beams with changed colors and directions.
May 21st, 2022
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For the first time, organic crystals are shown to be highly efficient dynamic materials, capable of meeting the energy conversion needs of advanced technologies.
May 21st, 2022
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Study shows what happens when crystalline grains in metals reform at nanometer scales, improving metal properties.
May 21st, 2022
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For over a decade, scientists have attempted to synthesize a new form of carbon called graphyne with limited success. That endeavor is now at an end.
May 21st, 2022
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Scientists have been relentlessly working on understanding the fundamental mechanisms at the base of high-temperature superconductivity with the ultimate goal to design and engineer new quantum materials superconducting close to room temperature.
May 20th, 2022
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Physicists have discovered that electrons in a crystal form counter-intuitive quantum links that are knotted. In explaining these phenomena, researchers turned to knot theory, a branch of mathematics that studies the complex world of knots and loops. This is the first time that knot theory has been used to understand materials called topological magnets.
May 20th, 2022
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Simultaneous emulation of neuronal and synaptic properties promotes the development of brain-like artificial intelligence.
May 20th, 2022
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