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Integrated electrodes for high-energy-density flexible supercapacitors

Researchers have synthesized 3D porous honeycomb-like CoN-Ni3N/N-C nanosheets and vanadium nitride nanobelt arrays via in-situ growth method, respectively, and constructed a high-energy-density flexible supercapacitor device.

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Ultra-high-density hard drives made with graphene 'overcoats' store ten times more data

Graphene can be used for ultra-high density hard disk drives (HDD), with up to a tenfold jump compared to current technologies, researchers have shown.

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Researchers develop world's first blood test for real-time monitoring of cancer treatment success (w/video)

The technique, termed extracellular vesicle monitoring of small-molecule chemical occupancy and protein expression (ExoSCOPE), is the first of its kind in the world. It takes advantage of extracellular vesicles (EVs) secreted by cancer cells and circulating in blood as a reflective indicator of drug effectiveness in solid tumors.

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For computers of the future: Scientists attain hundredfold enhancement of germanium quantum dot luminance

The technology can be used for the development of new generation microchips that can transfer information from computers to a fiber optic network at a greater speed.

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New carbon nanotube material can generate electricity by scavenging energy from its environment

Engineers have discovered a new way of generating electricity using tiny carbon particles that can create a current simply by interacting with liquid surrounding them.

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Wider applications for the 'unboil an egg' machine

Wider clean chemistry applications of the extraordinary Vortex Fluidic Device are likely in the wake of new research that has been published outlining the seemingly endless possible uses.

June 7, 2021 Read more

New form of silicon could enable next-gen electronic and energy devices

Novel crystalline form of silicon could potentially be used to create next-generation electronic and energy devices.

June 5, 2021 Read more

Designing dynamic metamaterials that imitate nature's strategies

A new EU project will introduce metamaterials that resemble spider webs and woodpeckers, which will help us fix some unresolved issues on transportation, health, and energy.

June 5, 2021 Read more

Nanoengineering integrates crystals that don't usually get along

A team of computational and experimental engineers demonstrate a blueprint for building materials with new properties from nanocrystals.

June 4, 2021 Read more

Magnetism drives metals to insulators in new experiment

A new experiment offers the cleanest proof yet for magnetism-driven transitions of metals to insulators.

June 4, 2021 Read more

Researchers continue to refine graphene production

In an effort to produce cheap, defect-free graphene in larger quantities, researchers have been using supercomputer resources to develop more efficient methods for producing graphene at the industrial scale.

June 4, 2021 Read more

Nanoscale sensors measure elusive water levels in leaves

A breakthrough technology uses nanoscale sensors and fiber optics to measure water status just inside a leaf's surface, where water in plants is most actively managed.

June 3, 2021 Read more

Engineers create a programmable fiber

In a first, the digital fiber contains memory, temperature sensors, and a trained neural network program for inferring physical activity.

June 3, 2021 Read more

The biodegradable battery (w/video)

Researchers have developed a 3D-printed, biodegradable mini-capacitor that consists of carbon, cellulose, glycerin and table salt.

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Printing a better microgrid

New research shows particle-free silver microgrid outperforms other flexible high-performance transparent electrodes.

June 2, 2021 Read more

Lighting hydrogels via nanomaterials

Researchers are developing a new class of hydrogels that can leverage light for drug delivery and regenerative medicine treatments.

June 2, 2021 Read more