Electrical engineers have developed a more efficient way of converting light from one wavelength to another, opening the door for improvements in the performance of imaging, sensing and communication systems.
Jul 30th, 2021
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Research with nanowires reveals electrolyte's role in blocking electrical current inside silicon anodes and suggests coating might solve the problem.
Jul 30th, 2021
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The material offers the high performance and stability needed for industrial-scale electrolysis, which could produce a clean energy fuel from seawater.
Jul 30th, 2021
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The novel visualization of viruses has implications for developing better treatments and vaccines.
Jul 30th, 2021
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Two new techniques for understanding the behavior of materials: A new way to measure mass and thickness of a material during electrochemical operation. And a technique to measure the atomic structure of disordered materials using microscopic equipment accessible to most researchers.
Jul 29th, 2021
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To enable the development of wearable devices that possess advanced ultraviolet (UV) detection functions, researchers have created a new type of light sensor that is both flexible and highly sensitive.
Jul 29th, 2021
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Scientists have developed a novel strategy to fabricate single-phase CO2-selective covalent organic frameworks (COFs) nanosheet membranes featured with both high CO2/H2 separation factors and high CO2 permeance.
Jul 29th, 2021
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The work provides a simple and potential way to achieve the controlled release of imidacloprid, improve utilization efficiency, and decline pollution to environment.
Jul 29th, 2021
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Scientists propose a novel mechanism for inducing high-speed bending in thick crystals by heating them up with light.
Jul 29th, 2021
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Is it possible to produce water that is as conductive as, say, copper wire?
Jul 28th, 2021
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Scientists have proposed a new method to explore the thermalisation of hot carriers with a time resolution of billionths of a second.
Jul 28th, 2021
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A new study shows how the ability of 2D materials to convert sunlight into electricity can be controlled by simply 'twisting' the angle between two ultra-thin layers correctly.
Jul 28th, 2021
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Scientists achieve remarkable precision in measuring atomic displacements by combining electron microscopy with a technique borrowed from data science.
Jul 28th, 2021
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Scientists monitor the evolution of crystal irregularities called 'dislocations' in a silicene sheet in real time after adding silicon atoms to it.
Jul 28th, 2021
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It is first experimental evidence of this type of quantum state and can one day help generate a magneto-electric effect.
Jul 28th, 2021
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Based on the principle of interaction between matter and light, a new method has been developed to track and observe the Brownian motion of fast-moving nanometer-sized molecules, and measure the different fluorescence signals of each biological nanoparticle.
Jul 27th, 2021
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