Scientists have stumbled upon an unexpected phenomenon that would have significant implications on the existing protocols followed to synthesize graphene and other two dimensional (2D) nanomaterials.
Nov 21st, 2019
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Scientists reveal oxygen's hidden talent for filling in atomic gaps in TMDs; and the surprising role of electron spin in conductivity.
Nov 20th, 2019
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Scientists used heat to drive a spontaneous process in which different metals mixed to form 3-D interlocking nanostructures in thin films, with applications for catalysts, solar cells, and biomedical sensors.
Nov 20th, 2019
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Researchers have developed self-assembling liquid crystal microlenses that can reveal 4D information in one snapshot.
Nov 20th, 2019
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Researchers have made the tiniest radio-frequency antennas reported yet, with thicknesses of about 1/100 of a human hair.
Nov 20th, 2019
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Researchers have, for the first time, successfully demonstrated a formation and current-induced motion of synthetic antiferromagnetic magnetic skyrmions. The established findings are expected to pave the way towards new functional information processing and storage technologies.
Nov 20th, 2019
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A new method of modulating light using water as a medium, called giant optical modulation, which is less expensive and easier to use than conventional methods.
Nov 20th, 2019
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Researchers have engineered ceramic nanotubes that behave as thermal antennas, offering control over the spectrum and direction of high-temperature heat radiation.
Nov 19th, 2019
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Scientists have found a new way to make ultra-clean carbon nanotube transistors with superior semiconducting properties.
Nov 19th, 2019
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Iridium is an ideal catalyst for the electrolytic production of hydrogen from water - but it is extremely expensive. But now a new kind of electrode made of highly porous material does an excellent job with just a hint of iridium.
Nov 19th, 2019
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Researchers have developed nanoscale silicon chips for direct insertion of neural growth factor into the brain and its release into the target tissue.
Nov 19th, 2019
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Atoms, molecules or even living cells can be manipulated with light beams. Researchers developed a method to revolutionize such 'optical tweezers'.
Nov 19th, 2019
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Nanooptical traps are a promising building block for quantum technologies. Scientists have now removed an important obstacle to their practical use. They were able to show that a special form of mechanical vibration heats trapped particles in a very short time and knocks them out of the trap.
Nov 19th, 2019
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Synthetic protocells can be made to move toward and away from chemical signals, an important step for the development of new drug-delivery systems that could target specific locations in the body.
Nov 18th, 2019
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Scientists made the first experimental observation of a material phase that had been predicted but never seen. The newly discovered phase couples with a known phase to enable unique control over material properties - an advance that paves the way to eventual manipulation of electrical conduction in two-dimensional materials such as graphene.
Nov 18th, 2019
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New research shows that silver and titanium nanoparticles in present in treated wastewater may have toxic effects on algae, crustaceans and fish gill cells, and the effects seem to be species dependent.
Nov 18th, 2019
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