Targeting a particular component of many electronic systems - sensors - researchers report a facile approach to fabricate biodegradable and recyclable piezoelectric sensors by embedding a molecular ferroelectric into a bacterial cellulose (BC) hydrogel.
Mar 3rd, 2022
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Could there be a cost-efficient, eco-friendly alternative to today's solar power technology? Quite possibly, thanks to a much more efficient solar cell.
Mar 3rd, 2022
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A newly published study provides a new idea for improving the electrochemical properties of layered materials.
Mar 3rd, 2022
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Researchers have shown for the first time how to design the basic elements needed for logic operations using a kind of material called a liquid crystal - paving the way for a completely novel way of performing computations.
Mar 2nd, 2022
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A new study opens bigger and better possibilities for quantum technologies of the future. For the first time, researchers were able to make an array of atomic qubits out of atoms from more than one element. They also did so at a much larger scale than previously thought possible.
Mar 2nd, 2022
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A new review discusses the connection between topology, symmetry and magnetism at a level suitable for graduate students in physics, chemistry and materials science that have a basic knowledge of condensed matter physics.
Mar 2nd, 2022
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Chemical cleaning is indispensable for the sustainable operation of nanofiltration in wastewater treatment and product purification. However, common chemical cleaning methods are plagued by low cleaning efficiency, high chemical consumption, and deteriorating membrane separation performance.
Mar 2nd, 2022
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Researchers have developed an innovative nano-biosensor for fast, quantitative and accurate COVID-19 serology, which achieves the high reliability of specialised laboratory analysis with the short times and simplicity of rapid self-tests.
Mar 2nd, 2022
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A rare spectroscopy technique directly quantifies the energy required to bind two excitons together, providing for the first time a direct measurement of the biexciton binding energy.
Mar 2nd, 2022
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Researchers have introduced a 'double lock' based on thermoresponsive polymer hydrogels that encrypts information so that it can only be read at a specific window in temperature and time.
Mar 1st, 2022
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Researchers report a new technique for tracking the synthesis of core-shell bimetallic nanoparticles.
Mar 1st, 2022
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A research team probing the properties of a semiconductor combined with a novel thin oxide film have observed a surprising new source of conductivity from oxygen atoms trapped inside.
Mar 1st, 2022
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Molecular design and light can control electron spin, resulting in fast orientation of the spin direction relative to an applied magnetic field.
Mar 1st, 2022
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Engineers have created a nanofiber material that outperforms its widely used counterparts - including steel plates and Kevlar fabric - in protecting against high-speed projectile impacts.
Feb 28th, 2022
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Physicists bring a once-theoretical effect of quantum matter into observable reality.
Feb 28th, 2022
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New research by the inventors of a promising pathogen-repellent wrap has confirmed that it sheds not only bacteria, as previously proven, but also viruses, boosting its potential usefulness for interrupting the transmission of infections.
Feb 28th, 2022
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