Collective behavior and swarm patterns are found everywhere in nature. Robots can also be programmed to act in swarms. Researchers have developed collectives of microrobots, which they can move in every formation they wish.
Apr 26th, 2022
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By combining technologies originally designed for high-energy particle accelerators and astronomy observations, researchers can now for the first time analyze the elemental makeup of samples without damaging them, which could be useful for researchers working in other fields.
Apr 26th, 2022
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Researchers have established a low-cost method of magnetization reversal on perpendicularly magnetized ferromagnets. Not needing an external magnetic field, the method brings reverse magnetization closer to commercial viability.
Apr 26th, 2022
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Researchers developed a material in which heat flow can be dynamically controlled by changing its thermal conductivity. The thermal conductivity is modulated by reversibly switching between a two-dimensional and a three-dimensional crystal structure in a solid solution of lead selenide and tin selenide, opening doors to potential thermal management applications.
Apr 25th, 2022
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A team of scientists have velcroed 2D structures of MoS2 and graphene using a covalent connection for the first ime. The 2D-2D structures were used to build robust field effect transistors with controlled electronic communication, interface chemical nature and interlayer distance. The electronic properties of the system are dominated by the interface of the two covalently bonded layered materials.
Apr 25th, 2022
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Researchers have found a new way to create magnetic nanoparticles using ultrafast laser light pulses. The discovery could pave the way for new and more energy-efficient technical components and become useful in the quantum computers of the future.
Apr 25th, 2022
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Researchers have developed new chiral nanostructures with broad chiroptical activity from the ultraviolet to the short-wave infrared region to expand the choice of material platforms.
Apr 25th, 2022
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A global team of researchers, in a new study, make use of coconut husk to develop self-powered energy storage and harvesting devices, achieving high energy density and output performance, and opening doors to a circular economy.
Apr 25th, 2022
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Researchers took a close look at a ternary polymer solar cell in operation to see why the extra ingredient works.
Apr 23rd, 2022
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Researchers found a unique insulating state in an atomically thin material, driven by the combined effects of lattice-electron interactions and atomic-bond formation.
Apr 23rd, 2022
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Insights on centuries-old folk instrument is underpinned by a mathematical principle that may pave the way for high-quality resonators for sensing, electronics and more.
Apr 22nd, 2022
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New technique enables precise measurement of electrostatic properties of materials.
Apr 22nd, 2022
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A light-controllable time-domain digital coding metasurface manipulates microwave reflection spectra by time-varying light signals.
Apr 22nd, 2022
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Researchers developed a scalable, facile one-step thermomolding method to fabricate a class of hierarchical olefin-linked covalent organic framework (COF) foams via melt polymerization.
Apr 22nd, 2022
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Scientists devised a non-contact optical characterization approach to precisely detect the value of negative pressure of stretch water, particularly in microfluidic systems.
Apr 22nd, 2022
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Researchers have developed an electrochemical DNA nanomachine based on looped bipedal DNA walking reaction for highly sensitive analysis of nucleic acids.
Apr 22nd, 2022
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