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Breaking down how single-atom catalysts help remove organic pollutants

Scientists have discovered key clues behind the workings of single-atom catalysts based on iron-pyridine sites in a carbon matrix.

March 5, 2022 Read more

Atom by atom: building precise smaller nanoparticles with templates

Researchers have developed a cost-effective method for creating these quasi-sub-nanomaterials. This method involves forming multiple metallo- or organo-complexes on dendron units to create supramolecular structures that can be reduced to quasi-sub-nanoparticles with the desired number of atoms.

March 4, 2022 Read more

Controlling the nonequilibrium optical response of graphene

Researchers show that the relaxation time of graphene charge carriers can be significantly modified by applying an external electrical field.

March 4, 2022 Read more

Form-free metasurfaces enable novel and intelligent optical illusion

Researchers propose an intelligent optical illusion enabled by a single layer of form-free metasurfaces instead of a conventional bulky metamaterial slab.

March 4, 2022 Read more

Expanded alphabet, precise sequencing make DNA the next data storage solution

Adding seven new letters to DNA's molecular alphabet and developing a precise readout method enabled researchers to transform the double helix into a robust, sustainable data storage platform fit for the Information Age.

March 4, 2022 Read more

Waves on circular paths

Magnetic excitations for information transfer without heat loss.

March 3, 2022 Read more

Triboelectric nanogenerator device made from recycled waste

Wearable devices could soon be entirely made of recycled waste materials - and powered by human movement, thanks to a new energy-harvesting device.

March 3, 2022 Read more

Could DNA nanodevices be used to treat cancer?

A team of chemists and biologists developed a tiny device made out of DNA intended to locate tumor cells and force them to reveal themselves to patrolling immune cells.

March 3, 2022 Read more

Slightly twisted 2D semiconductors display room-temperature ferroelectricity

A team of researchers has demonstrated that slightly twisted 2D transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) display room-temperature ferroelectricity.

March 3, 2022 Read more

Nanomodulators of light on optical micro-probes to study the brain

Researchers have developed nanometric light modulators that, fabricated on a micrometric optical fiber, make the fiber capable of studying neuronal tissue in deep regions of the brain.

March 3, 2022 Read more

A biodegradable and recyclable piezoelectric sensor

Targeting a particular component of many electronic systems - sensors - researchers report a facile approach to fabricate biodegradable and recyclable piezoelectric sensors by embedding a molecular ferroelectric into a bacterial cellulose (BC) hydrogel.

March 3, 2022 Read more

The new 30 nm thin solar cell: low-cost, non-toxic and more efficient

Could there be a cost-efficient, eco-friendly alternative to today's solar power technology? Quite possibly, thanks to a much more efficient solar cell.

March 3, 2022 Read more

Magneto-electrodeposition technique offers new solution for supercapacitors

A newly published study provides a new idea for improving the electrochemical properties of layered materials.

March 3, 2022 Read more

Researchers show how to make 'computer' out of liquid crystals

Researchers have shown for the first time how to design the basic elements needed for logic operations using a kind of material called a liquid crystal - paving the way for a completely novel way of performing computations.

March 2, 2022 Read more

Using two different elements creates new possibilities in hybrid atomic quantum computers

A new study opens bigger and better possibilities for quantum technologies of the future. For the first time, researchers were able to make an array of atomic qubits out of atoms from more than one element. They also did so at a much larger scale than previously thought possible.

March 2, 2022 Read more

The interplay between topology and magnetism has a bright future

A new review discusses the connection between topology, symmetry and magnetism at a level suitable for graduate students in physics, chemistry and materials science that have a basic knowledge of condensed matter physics.

March 2, 2022 Read more