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A study explains the physics behind reflective microscale concave interfaces - structures that reflect light in fascinating ways.
Sep 10th, 2021
Read moreA study explains the physics behind reflective microscale concave interfaces - structures that reflect light in fascinating ways.
Sep 10th, 2021
Read moreFor over past couple decades, manipulating materials at the nanoscale to develop efficient catalysts for various applications, including water treatment, has been the gold standard in the field. But a new study goes even smaller - down to a single atom, the theoretical limit in material downsizing.
Sep 10th, 2021
Read moreResearchers have observed a new state of matter in graphene layers twisted relative to each other. The coupling between negatively charged electrons and positively charged holes in the two layers results in a state that no longer conducts electric current.
Sep 9th, 2021
Read moreThe chemically controlled chains reveal an ultrastrong attraction between electrons that may help cuprate superconductors carry electrical current with no loss at relatively high temperatures.
Sep 9th, 2021
Read moreLead-free halide perovskite nanocrystals with unique optical properties are promising in light-emitting diodes (LEDs), photodetectors, and solar cells.
Sep 9th, 2021
Read moreThe novel superhydrophobic coating, which can potentially be used to create more efficient fuel cells and sensitive toxic gas detectors, can keep materials dry for longer and at greater depths.
Sep 9th, 2021
Read moreResearchers succeed in the direct bonding of diamond and gallium nitride (GaN) at room temperature and demonstrate that the bond can withstand heat treatments of 1000 C, making it ideal for the high temperature fabrication process of GaN-based devices.
Sep 9th, 2021
Read moreResearchers report a flexible supercapacitor with electrodes made of wrinkled titanium carbide - a type of MXene nanomaterial - that maintained its ability to store and release electronic charges after repetitive stretching.
Sep 8th, 2021
Read moreResearchers have developed a shape memory polymer that stores almost six times more energy than previous versions.
Sep 8th, 2021
Read moreScientists have discovered that applying a cellulose nanofiber coating that makes leaf surfaces water absorbent helps to protect against infection.
Sep 8th, 2021
Read moreResearchers use ultraviolet light pulses to access ion conductor properties in perovskites that are otherwise difficult to safely attain.
Sep 8th, 2021
Read moreScientists find a way to use pristine graphene in valleytronics, a promising technology for encoding and processing quantum information.
Sep 8th, 2021
Read moreChemists have succeeded in producing a nano sphere of silicon atoms and a building block for a diamond-like crystal of the semiconductor elements silicon and germanium. The two new classes of materials have potential applications in the miniaturisation of computer chips, in high-resolution screens for smartphones, and in solar cells and light-emitting diodes with the highest levels of efficiency.
Sep 8th, 2021
Read moreBreakthrough in stabilizing nanocrystals introduces a low-cost, energy-efficient light source for consumer electronic devices, detectors and medical imaging.
Sep 7th, 2021
Read moreScientists used high-speed microscopic videos to systematically visualize the evolution of nanofibers made of polymers with different contact angles, diameters, and mesh sizes under water aerosol exposure.
Sep 7th, 2021
Read moreFerroelectricity in ultrathin material could have applications in computer memory, more.
Sep 7th, 2021
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