Scientists have developed a nanopore technique which, in laboratory tests, has shown potential to offer a powerful, quick-and-easy tool for mutation detection.
Aug 18th, 2020
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Two new studies determine how to harness the might of phosphorene while mitigating its two main deterrents - cost and durability.
Aug 18th, 2020
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Researchers use diamondization of mechanically exfoliated few-layer graphene via compression, to synthesize the long-sought-after diamane film.
Aug 18th, 2020
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Scientists have discovered a hitherto-unknown physical phenomenon in an artificial material made up of very thin layers of nickelates. This could be exploited to accurately control some of the material?s electronic properties, such as the sudden transition from a conductive to an insulating state.
Aug 18th, 2020
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Insight into charge generation induced by light could enable the design of better photocatalysts made from nanomaterials.
Aug 17th, 2020
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Physicists have created a new material layered by two structures, forming a superlattice, that at a high temperature is a super-efficient insulator conducting current without dissipation and lost energy.
Aug 17th, 2020
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The discovery may lead to applications in quantum information processing because time crystals automatically remain intact - coherent - in varying conditions. Protecting coherence is the main difficulty hindering the development of powerful quantum computers.
Aug 17th, 2020
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A novel synthetic approach broke through the limitation of wet-chemistry methods for synthesizing immiscible and high entropy nanoalloys. The composition and size of the obtained nanoalloys were also controllable by varying the experimental conditions/parameters.
Aug 17th, 2020
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Researchers have made their strongest and most conductive fibers yet, made of long carbon nanotubes through a wet spinning process.
Aug 17th, 2020
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Integrated lightwave electronic circuits allow the absolute phase of a light wave to be determined.
Aug 17th, 2020
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Researchers have discovered a way to bind two negatively charged electron-like particles which could create opportunities to form novel materials for use in new technological developments.
Aug 17th, 2020
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Scientists have now simulated and evaluated one hundred possible 2D materials for building high-performance transistors and discovered 13 promising candidates.
Aug 17th, 2020
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Scientists use a scanning-tunnelling microscope 'trick' to map electronic structure in Na3Bi, seeking an answer to that material?s extremely high electron mobility.
Aug 16th, 2020
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The concept, demonstrated with microscopic LEDs in the lab, achieves a dramatic increase in brightness as well as the ability to create laser light -- all characteristics that could make it valuable in a range of large-scale and miniaturized applications.
Aug 14th, 2020
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Scientists have created a new type of nanoparticle that may be able to immunize plants against harsh environmental conditions and pathogens.
Aug 14th, 2020
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Formation of liquid crystals consisting of several layers that are the thickness of a hair strand. Functional particles created by phase separation between hydrophilic and hydrophobic liquids.
Aug 14th, 2020
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