Researchers report a novel and simple strategy for the synthesis of dual-component Janus nanoreactor with asymmetric structure to realize bifunction of photocatalytic water oxidation/reduction.
Mar 22nd, 2021
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Researchers prepared a nanofiltration membrane with a loose and dually charged separation layer based on a simple catechol-amine chemistry surface engineering strategy.
Mar 22nd, 2021
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Researchers have developed a novel asymmetric bilayer carbon nanotubes elastomer/hydrogel composite with integrated actuating and sensing performances.
Mar 22nd, 2021
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Researchers demonstrate tunable microparticles that can assemble into larger structures based on the content of attached chemical groups, which may lead to the development of smart sensors or self-healing materials.
Mar 22nd, 2021
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Researchers have produced a structural battery that performs ten times better than all previous versions. It contains carbon fibre that serves simultaneously as an electrode, conductor, and load-bearing material.
Mar 22nd, 2021
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Engineers use DNA nanotechnology to create highly resilient synthetic nanoparticle-based materials that can be processed through conventional nanofabrication methods; new technique should lead to significant advances in mechanics, electronics, plasmonics, photonics, superconductivity, and energy materials.
Mar 19th, 2021
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Scientists advance understanding of optical Fano resonances and show new ways to manipulate light with metamaterials.
Mar 19th, 2021
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Scientists have developed a new dye for solar cells that enables high power-conversion efficiency while being simple and cheap to make. The dye also works exceptionally well under low-light conditions, which is key for self- and low-powered devices.
Mar 19th, 2021
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Researchers have tailored the mutual interaction of electrons in an atomically thin solid by simply covering it with a crystal featuring hand-picked lattice dynamics.
Mar 19th, 2021
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Scientists have combined two powerful, cutting-edge techniques to uncover the physics behind an exotic phase transition that turns a metal into an insulator. The materials they looked at are rare-earth nickelates, which are of great interest for innovating new approaches in electronics.
Mar 19th, 2021
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New research describes a technique that weakens the repulsive force between electrons in 'magic-angle' graphene superconductors, providing physicists with exciting new details about this strange state of matter.
Mar 18th, 2021
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Researchers create a new polymer-based electrical insulation for circuits that could help put more power in smaller spaces.
Mar 18th, 2021
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A new, simpler solution process for fabricating stable perovskite solar cells overcomes the key bottleneck to large-scale production and commercialization of this promising renewable-energy technology, which has remained tantalizingly out of reach for more than a decade.
Mar 18th, 2021
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Researchers have debunked the decade-old myth of metals being useless in photonics, with their findings expected to lead to many applications in the field of nanophotonics.
Mar 18th, 2021
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Training neural networks to perform tasks, such as recognizing images or navigating self-driving cars, could one day require less computing power and hardware thanks to a new artificial neuron device. The device can run neural network computations using 100 to 1000 times less energy and area than existing CMOS-based hardware.
Mar 18th, 2021
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A binary nanoparticle array refers to a periodic structure comprising at least two types of building nanoparticles with component or morphological dissimilarities. Synthetic binary arrays can not only boost structural diversity, but also new optical or thermoelectronic properties synergized from different components.
Mar 18th, 2021
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