A new study reports on the development of a graphene-enabled detector for terahertz light that is faster and more sensitive than existing room-temperature technologies.
Apr 15th, 2019
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Scientists have discovered a new method to passivate defects in next generation optical materials to improve optical quality and enable the miniaturization of light emitting diodes and other optical elements.
Apr 15th, 2019
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Researchers demonstrate a 3D printable hydrogel ink containing metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). The synthesis and printing processes take place at room temperature using water as a solvent.
Apr 15th, 2019
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At the heart of a new project is the 10 m-long Stardust machine, designed to mimic conditions in the outer atmospheres of red giant stars. In a series of five ultra-high-vacuum chambers, dust grains condense and are tracked on their simulated journey from the star into interstellar space.
Apr 15th, 2019
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Researchers look in detail at the interfaces in perovskite solar cells to understand the differences observed in their performance.
Apr 12th, 2019
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An international collaboration predicts that exponential progress in nanotechnology, nanomedicine, AI, and computation will lead this century to the development of a 'Human Brain/Cloud Interface', that connects neurons and synapses in the brain to vast cloud-computing networks in real time.
Apr 12th, 2019
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Scientists have developed and patented the fabrication of transparent, luminescent material they say could give smartphone and television screens flexible, stretchable, and shatterproof properties.
Apr 12th, 2019
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Tapping into the unique nature of DNA, engineers have created simple machines constructed of biomaterials with properties of living things.
Apr 11th, 2019
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Patterned on a microchip and working in ambient conditions, the atoms could lead to rapid advancements in new quantum-based technology.
Apr 11th, 2019
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Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors are promising for quantum computing and future electronics. Now, researchers can convert metallic gold into semiconductor and customize the material atom-by-atom on boron nitride nanotubes.
Apr 11th, 2019
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Researchers find new ways to image and characterize this unique material.
Apr 11th, 2019
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Scientists have developed a fast, simple sample preparation method that enhances imaging of DNA to better analyze its physical properties and interactions.
Apr 11th, 2019
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Physicists have developed a flexible way to synthesize a wide range of novel nanomaterials with potential applications in areas including optics and sensors.
Apr 11th, 2019
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Researchers present the first hydrogen sensors ever to meet the future performance targets for use in hydrogen powered vehicles.
Apr 11th, 2019
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Scientists have developed a new microscopy approach for imaging gel nanocomposites in their natural state, which will reveal more useful information about their assembly and properties.
Apr 11th, 2019
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By speaking the brain's language, the material is a portal between electronics and the brain.
Apr 10th, 2019
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