Nanowire technology poised to lower cost and expand applications for transparent LED screens
For the first time, transparent conductive circuits made of silver nanowires used to make rigid and flexible transparent displays.
Nov 4th, 2019
Read moreFor the first time, transparent conductive circuits made of silver nanowires used to make rigid and flexible transparent displays.
Nov 4th, 2019
Read moreResearchers use single molecule on microscope tip as a sensor to detect magnetic moments with unprecedented spatial resolution.
Nov 4th, 2019
Read moreAn international team of researchers has used nanoparticles to deliver a drug - one that previously failed in clinical trials for pain - into specific compartments of nerve cells, dramatically increasing its ability to treat pain in mice and rats.
Nov 4th, 2019
Read moreThese two pictures, heating vs 'hot electrons', are typically presented as orthogonal, and theories either treat one or the other. In a recent work, these two pictures were merged into a single theoretical framework, which enabled them to fully evaluate both the electron distribution and the electron and lattice temperatures of an illuminated nanoparticle.
Nov 4th, 2019
Read moreScientists have, for the first time, spotted previously unseen 'instabilities' on the surface of a common compound semiconductor material.
Nov 4th, 2019
Read moreAn international research group has observed new quantum properties on an artificial giant atom. The quantum system under investigation apparently has a memory - a new finding that could be used to build a quantum computer.
Nov 4th, 2019
Read moreImagine a handheld electronic gadget that can soften and deform when attached to our skin. This will be the future of electronics we all dreamed of.
Nov 4th, 2019
Read moreA new, cheaper method easily and effectively separates two types of carbon nanotubes. The process could be up-scaled for manufacturing purified batches of single-wall carbon nanotubes that can be used in high-performance electronic devices.
Nov 2nd, 2019
Read moreResearchers investigate a recently discovered feat carried out by enzymes, and most likely, all proteins. Under proper conditions, they can act as superb conductors of electricity, permitting them to be incorporated into a range of electronic devices.
Oct 31st, 2019
Read moreThe ultrathin films are able to be injected using minimally-invasive syringe needles and can be used as a platform to deliver molecular and cellular drugs.
Oct 31st, 2019
Read moreA study revealed a combination of nanometer-scale features that were key to improving the battery?s performance. In particular, they found it was important for extremely tiny crystals of Mg to form on the anode as the battery worked.
Oct 31st, 2019
Read moreResearchers have gained tantalizing new insights into the properties of perovskites, one of the world's most promising materials in the quest to produce a more efficient, robust and cheaper solar cell.
Oct 31st, 2019
Read morePhysicists have learned how to locally control Josephson vortices. The discovery can be used for quantum electronics superconducting devices and future quantum processors.
Oct 31st, 2019
Read moreChemists have reported the synthesis of a novel type of 2D metal organic framework (MOF) with interesting electrical conductivity and magnetic properties. This new material may potentially contribute to optoelectronics, photovoltaics, (photo)electrocatalysis, and energy storage.
Oct 31st, 2019
Read moreSimple photochemical method takes advantage of quantum mechanics.
Oct 30th, 2019
Read moreScientists have created a new fundamental unit of polymers that could usher in a new era of materials discovery.
Oct 30th, 2019
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