Let the europium shine brighter
A stacked nanocarbon antenna makes a rare earth element shine 5 times more brightly than previous designs, with applications in molecular light-emitting devices.
Jan 21st, 2020
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Engineering defects in ferroelectrics provides key to improved polarisation stability
Improved polarisation retention in ferroelectric a significant step forward for domain-wall nanoelectronics in data storage.
Jan 20th, 2020
Read moreLight-up wheels: Unique organic light-emitting molecular emitters
Researchers design and synthesize highly efficient carbon-based 3rd-generation OLED molecular emitters by linking the donor and acceptor modules into a ring.
Jan 20th, 2020
Read moreAddressing global warming with new nanoparticles and sunshine
Artificial photosynthesis:visible-light-driven photocatalysts convert CO2 into oxygen and pure CO under water.
Jan 20th, 2020
Read moreWalking with atoms - chemical bond making and breaking recorded in action
Scientists have for the first time captured and filmed atoms bonding together, using advanced microscopy methods they captured a moment that is around half a million times smaller than the width of a human hair.
Jan 20th, 2020
Read moreTaming ultrafast electrons with light
Physicists have exploited light to control the motion of electrons in a metallic nanocircuit. This could have major implications for the future of data processing and computing.
Jan 20th, 2020
Read moreCharge model for calculating the photoexcited states of one-dimensional Mott insulators
Clarification of photoinduced phenomena through the theoretical analysis of optical spectra.
Jan 17th, 2020
Read moreProgrammable nests for cells
Researchers developed novel composites of DNA, silica particles, and carbon nanotubes - properties can be tailored to various applications.
Jan 17th, 2020
Read more3D printing with applications in the pharmaceutical industry
Researchers have, for the first time, succeeded in printing a 3D image with stabilised gold nanoparticles with biodegradable and biocompatible polymer systems.
Jan 17th, 2020
Read moreA wearable gas sensor for health and environmental monitoring
A highly sensitive wearable gas sensor for environmental and human health monitoring may soon become commercially available.
Jan 17th, 2020
Read moreMiniature double glazing: Material developed which is heat-insulating and heat-conducting at the same time
Researchers developed and characterized a novel, extremely thin and transparent material that has different thermal conduction properties depending on the direction. While it can conduct heat extremely well in one direction, it shows good thermal insulation in the other direction.
Jan 17th, 2020
Read moreHow sensitive can a quantum detector be?
A new device measures the tiniest energies in superconducting circuits, an essential step for quantum technology.
Jan 17th, 2020
Read moreA superlattice based STT-MRAM with extra-high performance
Researchers have developed a superlattice based STT-MRAM with extra-high performance, called SS-MARM or SL-STT-MARM, which has several advantages, including not only ultra-low power consumption, ultra-high MR ratio, high-speed writing and low RA but also high endurance and simple manufacturing, comparing to traditional STT-MRAM.
Jan 17th, 2020
Read moreEdible 'security tag' to protect drugs from counterfeit
Researchers are aiming to stump counterfeiters with an edible 'security tag' embedded into medicine. To imitate the drug, a counterfeiter would have to uncrack a complicated puzzle of patterns not fully visible to the naked eye.
Jan 17th, 2020
Read moreLight powers world's fastest-spinning object
Nanoparticle levitated by light rotates at 300 billion rpm.
Jan 17th, 2020
Read moreColloidal quantum dot photodetectors can now see further than before
An new study reports on the development of a colloidal quantum dot photodetector capable of detecting light in the far infrared.
Jan 16th, 2020
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