Hacker attacks on everything from social media accounts to government files could be largely prevented by the advent of quantum communication, which would use particles of light called photons to secure information rather than a crackable code.
Oct 16th, 2018
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In new work, scientists show heterostructures built from graphene and topological insulators have strong, proximity induced spin-orbit coupling which can form the basis of novel information processing technologies.
Oct 16th, 2018
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Recent work may enable scalable production of the nanoscale electrodes that are needed in order to explore molecules and exploit their behavior as potentially valuable electronic materials.
Oct 16th, 2018
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New research findings have made it possible to understand how dislocations organize and react at nanoscale.
Oct 16th, 2018
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Until recently, the existence of blue phosphorus was pure theory: Now scientists examined samples of blue phosphorus for the first time and confirm via mapping of their electronic band structure that this is actually this exotic phosphorus modification.
Oct 16th, 2018
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Bendable, rollable, scrunchable - touch screen technology is on the move, and the scope for flexibility is just one of the possibilities that has emerged. With its many exciting properties, graphene is anticipated as a game changer for this shift.
Oct 16th, 2018
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Scientists have observed unequivocally for the first time band-like electron transport in an organic based material, a metal organic framework. This semiconducting behavior, together with its cost-effective production, opens the path for employing metal organic frameworks as active materials in electronic devices.
Oct 15th, 2018
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Researchers reported a high-performance and transparent nanoforce touch sensor by developing a thin, flexible, and transparent hierarchical nanocomposite film.
Oct 15th, 2018
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By getting in the way, fluorine atoms help a two-dimensional material transform from a semiconductor to a metal in a way that could be highly useful for electronics and other applications.
Oct 15th, 2018
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Researchers have developed a procedure and a computer model that can simulate the highly variable conditions of explosions on phenomenally short time scales.
Oct 15th, 2018
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Scientists have introduced a new 2D material by successfully modifying arsenene (arsenic in a graphene-like structure) with chloromethylene groups.
Oct 15th, 2018
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Researchers have shown how an inorganic perovskite can be made into a cheap and efficient photodetector that transfers both text and music.
Oct 15th, 2018
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Researchers have developed an automated method of tracking single fluorescently labeled molecules in living cells, enabling large numbers of molecules to be analyzed and characterized rapidly and cost-effectively.
Oct 15th, 2018
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Scientists disrupted crystalline order in a quantum system in a controlled manner by shining light on it that oscillates in time at a specific frequency.
Oct 12th, 2018
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T-CUP makes it possible to see phenomena -- and even light! -- in extremely slow motion.
Oct 12th, 2018
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Efficient method for making single-atom-thick, wafer-scale materials opens up opportunities in flexible electronics.
Oct 12th, 2018
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