MXene grafting: A simple and efficient method to enhance stability of 2D materials
Chemists have developed a new method for the MXene surface modification and solved the problem of their instability.
Oct 14th, 2021
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Molecular mixing creates super stable glass
Researchers have succeeded in creating a new type of super-stable, durable glass with potential applications ranging from medicines, advanced digital screens, and solar cell technology.
Oct 14th, 2021
Read moreExotic magnetic states in miniature dimensions
Scientists have succeeded in building carbon-based quantum spin chains, where they captured the emergence of one of the cornerstone models of quantum magnetism first proposed by the 2016 Nobel laureate F. D. M. Haldane in 1983.
Oct 14th, 2021
Read moreResearchers use dyes to store data
In the digital age, every byte of data needs to go somewhere - and preferably stay there a long time. In new work, researchers describe a novel storage approach that uses mixtures of seven commercially available fluorescent dyes to save data files.
Oct 13th, 2021
Read moreNew metalens focuses light with ultra-deep holes
Researchers have developed a metasurface that uses very deep, very narrow holes, rather than very tall pillars, to focus light to a single spot.
Oct 13th, 2021
Read moreA highly simplified way to predict quantum light-matter interactions
New theoretical work provides a significant step towards integrating the quantum nature of light into modern-day devices.
Oct 13th, 2021
Read moreUltrafast and coupled - atomic vibrations in the quantum material boron nitride
Scientists present detailed experimental and theoretical results on ultrafast dynamics of coupled phonons in few-layer hexagonal boron nitride.
Oct 12th, 2021
Read moreResearchers use AI to develop tool for predicting cancer nanomedicine outcomes
Researchers are building a tool that can offer drug researchers insight into how well a new nanoparticle-based cancer therapy will work, even before a drug enters animal testing.
Oct 12th, 2021
Read moreStress can be good: Enhancing piezoelectric properties under pressure
Innovative epitaxy technique creates a new phase of the popular multiferroic BiFeO3.
Oct 12th, 2021
Read moreControlling thin films with atomic 'spray painting'
High-precision synthesis helps researchers understand oxide thin films.
Oct 12th, 2021
Read moreResearchers develop sensitive new way of detecting transistor defects
Researchers have devised and tested a new, highly sensitive method of detecting and counting defects in transistors - a matter of urgent concern to the semiconductor industry as it develops new materials for next-generation devices. These defects limit transistor and circuit performance and can affect product reliability.
Oct 11th, 2021
Read moreResurrecting quasicrystals: Findings make an exotic material commercially viable
Self-healing phenomenon could reduce defects that rendered quasicrystals impractical.
Oct 11th, 2021
Read moreNew nanostructure could be the key to quantum electronics
Using a completely new synthesis approach, researchers explore nanostructures made of aluminium single crystals and the semiconductor germanium for future quantum technologies.
Oct 11th, 2021
Read moreNanosilver no 'silver bullet' in long-term treatment of infections
New research has found that pathogens that form biofilms can evolve to survive nanosilver treatment. The study is the first to demonstrate that long-term nanosilver treatment can increase the risk of recurrent infections.
Oct 11th, 2021
Read moreRuling electrons and vibrations in a crystal with polarized light
Materials scientists say that the quantum behavior of atomic vibrations excited in a crystal using light pulses has much to do with the polarization of the pulses.
Oct 8th, 2021
Read moreNew sensor for SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses based on single-nanopore membranes
Based on single-nanopore membranes, an international interdisciplinary team of researchers developed a test method that detects SARS-CoV-2 in saliva, without sample pretreatment, with the same sensitivity as a qPCR test, and in only 2 hours. On top, the sensor can distinguish infectious from non-infectious corona viruses - a crucial innovation.
Oct 8th, 2021
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