The new solar cell takes a structure in which cylindrical silicon rods are embedded in a flexible and transparent polymer material. As the visible lights passes between polymer materials without silicon rods, it appears entirely transparent to the human eye.
Feb 28th, 2020
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Converting crystalline metal-organic frameworks into glass or liquid could give them unique properties and lead to the design of new materials.
Feb 28th, 2020
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Researchers have made a leap forward in overcoming one of the biggest problems in membrane technology - membrane fouling.
Feb 27th, 2020
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Researchers have conducted an environmental hazard assessment for a class of substances used in drug delivery.
Feb 27th, 2020
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Researchers have developed a simple and effective technique for tying knots in molecules, and have for the first time observed the changes in properties that result from these interlockings. The results open up new perspectives for designing materials and transferring information molecularly.
Feb 27th, 2020
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This study has for the first time shown how three key emerging technologies can work together: brain-computer interfaces, artificial neural networks and advanced memory technologies (also known as memristors).
Feb 26th, 2020
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Researchers have found that nanoscale precipitates provide a unique sustainable dislocation source at sufficiently high stress.
Feb 26th, 2020
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For the first time, a team of scientists has created functional nanomaterials with hollow interiors that can be used to create highly sensitive biosensors for early cancer detection.
Feb 26th, 2020
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Engineers have created light-based technology that can detect biological substances with a molecular mass more than two orders of magnitude smaller than previously possible. The advance was made possible by building a device that shrinks light while exploiting mathematical singularities known as exceptional points.
Feb 26th, 2020
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Researchers use atomically thin materials to manipulate the phase of light without changing its amplitude, at extremely low power loss; could enable applications such as LIDAR, phased arrays, optical switching, and quantum and optical neural networks.
Feb 26th, 2020
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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are promising materials for inexpensive and less energy-intensive gas separation even in the presence of impurities such as water.
Feb 26th, 2020
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Approach represents a powerful tool for designing selective catalytic heterogeneous processes.
Feb 26th, 2020
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Researchers have developed new materials for improved single-atom catalysis and future electronics.
Feb 25th, 2020
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Novel composite combining the high energy storage capacity of silicon and the elastic property of carbon.
Feb 25th, 2020
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Novel liquid-based method for safe synthesis of carbon-based materials containing ultrafine metallic atoms.
Feb 25th, 2020
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Researchers have demonstrated a new method for testing microscopic aeronautical materials at ultra-high temperatures. By combining electron microscopy and laser heating, scientists can evaluate these materials much more quickly and inexpensively than with traditional testing.
Feb 25th, 2020
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