Bilayer borophene is a first
If one layer of borophene is good, will two be better? Scientists hope so, because they've now made the elusive material.
Aug 30th, 2021
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'Smart' carbon nanotube shirt keeps tabs on the heart
Fexible carbon nanotube fibers woven into clothing gather accurate EKG, heart rate.
Aug 30th, 2021
Read moreResearchers develop novel nanophotonic analog processor for high performance computing
Researchers reveal a new nanophotonic analog processor capable of solving partial differential equations. This nanophotonic processor can be integrated at chip-scale, processing arbitrary inputs at the speed of light.
Aug 28th, 2021
Read moreLED material shines under strain
Researchers devise a simple tactic to increase the efficiency of LED devices.
Aug 27th, 2021
Read moreAtomic snapshots show fast ion migration in ultra-thin clays
New research has found that ions diffuse 10,000 times faster inside atomically thin clays than in bulk clay crystals.
Aug 27th, 2021
Read moreAdvanced ferromagnetic tunnel junction using two-dimensional hexagonal-BN
Researchers use hexagonal boron nitride as a tunnel barrier for ferromagnetic tunnel junctions.
Aug 27th, 2021
Read moreScientists find simple method to control photonic nanojet
Scientists propose a simple method to control and move a photonic nanojet by a ray focusing in a very small local area.
Aug 27th, 2021
Read morePhysicists observe a higher-dimensional topological state with metamaterials
Linked Weyl surfaces, a novel type of topological phase that exists in five-dimensional space, were experimentally observed for the first time.
Aug 27th, 2021
Read moreUltrafast electron microscopy leads to pivotal discovery
Scientists have discovered that nanoparticles of gold act unusually when close to the edge of a one-atom thick sheet of carbon, called graphene. This could have big implications for the development of new sensors and quantum devices.
Aug 26th, 2021
Read moreHighly conductive and elastic nanomembrane for skin electronics
A float assembly method enables the fabrication of highly conductive, stretchable, and ultrathin nanomembranes.
Aug 26th, 2021
Read moreEngineers create double layer of borophene for first time
For the first time, engineers have created a double layer of atomically flat borophene, a feat that defies the natural tendency of boron to form non-planar clusters beyond the single-atomic-layer limit.
Aug 26th, 2021
Read moreNew form of carbon in a mesh tantalizes with prospects for electronics
A newly created form of carbon in a mesh just one atom thick is tantalizing scientists with hints that it could sharply improve rechargeable batteries and allow wires so small that they can operate at a scale where metals fail.
Aug 26th, 2021
Read moreWeakly-bonded salt is a key ingredient for high-purity [email protected] film
Researchers have devised a way of depositing films based on C60 to provide a robust model to study.
Aug 26th, 2021
Read moreUltra-efficient heat dissipation for (opto)electronic device cooling thanks to graphene electrons
Scientists report the observation of, and control over, ultrafast electronic heat diffusion in graphene at room temperature.
Aug 26th, 2021
Read moreDevelopment of cadmium-free quantum dot synthesis technology
Researchers have developed a green-emitting Cd-Free quantum dot synthesis technology with high color reproduction rate. The newly developed quantum dot material is expected to be used in various photoelectric devices, including next-generation displays such as AR/VR.
Aug 26th, 2021
Read moreOne scientist's trash is another's treasure
A laboratory's 'irritating' byproduct now supplies 2-D materials research.
Aug 26th, 2021
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