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Graphene as a front contact for silicon-perovskite tandem solar cells

Researchers develop elegant process for coating fragile perovskite layers with graphene for the first time. Subsequent measurements show that the graphene layer is an ideal front contact in several respects.

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Horizontal magnetic tunneling in a field-effect device integrated on silicon

The choice for energy-efficient technologies is not a matter of price choice but it is slowly turning into a matter of heat. A recent work suggests devices fabricated directly on Silicon with magnetic tunnel junctions governed by electric pulses, which means without current and minimizing the problem of overheating.

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Printable electronics thanks to contactless liquid deposition

Scientists have developed a technology for contactless deposition of liquids at nanoscale. In doing so, they make use of an electric field. Their technology will lead to new 3D-applications and can be of great value to, for example, cell research, nano-lithography and printable electronics.

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Spin lifetime of electrons in graphene increased by magnetic fields

New research shows that applying a moderate in-plane magnetic field increases spin lifetime of electrons in graphene. The results of this work have profound implications for graphene's use as post-CMOS platform in spintronics, and make an important contribution to the understanding of physics of 2D materials.

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A necklace of fractional vortices

Researchers have arrived at how what is known as time-reversal symmetry can break in one class of superconducting material.

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Fractals aid efforts to understand heat transport at nanoscale

Researchers for the first time have applied a modern theory of heat transport in experiments with semiconductors used in computers and lasers, with implications for the design of devices that convert waste heat into electricity and the control of overheating in miniaturized and high-speed electronic components.

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Research breakthrough paves way for post-silicon future with carbon nanotube electronics

IBM Research today announced a major engineering breakthrough that could accelerate carbon nanotubes replacing silicon transistors to power future computing technologies.

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Hydrogen for all seasons

Chemists have developed novel porous materials called 'covalent organic frameworks', which provide a basis for the design of polymeric photocatalysts with tunable physical, chemical and electronic properties.

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DOE creates new Center for Computational Materials

The revolution of computational materials design is in the making, and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has taken a firm step toward achieving it by creating the Midwest Integrated Center for Computational Materials (MICCoM) at DOE's Argonne National Laboratory.

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Extending a battery's lifetime with heat

Researchers find that heat can break down the damaging branch-like structures that grow inside batteries, which may possibly be used to extend battery lifetimes.

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Anti-aging treatment for smart windows

Scientists have worked out an entirely new way to rejuvenate smart windows which have started to show signs of age. The study may open the way to other areas of application.

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Nanotechnology could lead to touchless displays superseding touchscreens

Researchers have developed nanostructures that change their electrical and even their optical properties as soon as a finger comes anywhere near them.

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Graphene nanoribbons as electronic highways

Physicists have developed a method to synthesise a unique and novel type of material which resembles a graphene nanoribbon but in molecular form. This material could be important for the further development of organic solar cells.

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Semiconductor nanoparticles show high luminescence in a polymer matrix

Highly luminescent semiconductor nanoparticles immobilized in a polymer matrix using environmentally benign supercritical CO2.

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New DNA stain for live-cell nanoscopy

Scientists have developed a new DNA stain that can be used to image living cells.

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Researchers measure how specific atoms move in dielectric materials

Scientists have measured the behavior of specific atoms in dielectric materials when exposed to an electric field. The work advances our understanding of dielectric materials, which are used in a wide variety of applications - from handheld electronics to defibrillators.

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