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Porous materials shed light on environmental purification

Researchers develop thermally and chemically durable organic frameworks with large surface area.

Jul 4th, 2018

High performance nitride semiconductor for environmentally friendly photovoltaics

A research team has shown copper nitride acts as an n-type semiconductor, with p-type conduction provided by fluorine doping, utilizing a unique nitriding technique applicable for mass production and a computational search for appropriate doping elements, as well as atomically resolved microscopy and electronic structure analysis using synchrotron radiation.

Jul 3rd, 2018

Ultimate precision for sensor technology using qubits and machine learning

Researchers have come up with a way to measure magnetic fields using a quantum system - with accuracy beyond the standard quantum limit.

Jul 3rd, 2018

A new generation of LCD with higher efficiency, resolution and color performance

A research team has developed a new Liquid-crystal display (LCD), which image resolution, energy efficiency as well as color saturation were markedly enhanced, achieving a crucial breakthrough in display technology.

Jul 3rd, 2018

Scientists pump up chances for quantum computing

An international team has developed a ground-breaking single-electron pump. The electron pump device developed by the researchers can produce one billion electrons per second and uses quantum mechanics to control them one-by-one.

Jul 3rd, 2018

Graphene and the atomic crystals that could see next big breakthrough in tech

What could we do with layered structures with just the right layers? What would the properties of materials be if we could really arrange the atoms the way we want them?

Jul 3rd, 2018

X-ray experiment confirms theoretical model for making new materials

By observing changes in materials as they're being synthesized, scientists hope to learn how they form and come up with recipes for making the materials they need for next-gen energy technologies.

Jul 3rd, 2018

Electron spectrometer deciphers quantum mechanical effects

Electronic circuits are miniaturized to such an extent that quantum mechanical effects become noticeable. Using photoelectron spectrometers, solid-state physicists and material developers can discover more about such electron-based processes.

Jul 2nd, 2018

Mixed halide chemistry can be used to control magnetism in ultrathin magnetic devices

Research team reports expanding the planar boundaries that previously confined the manipulation of magnetization.

Jul 2nd, 2018

Electronic skin stretched to new limits

A metal carbide within a hydrogel composite senses, stretches and heals like human skin for use in medicine and robotics.

Jul 1st, 2018

Sintering atomically thin materials with ceramics now possible

For the first time, researchers have created a nanocomposite of ceramics and a two-dimensional material, opening the door for new designs of nanocomposites with such applications as solid-state batteries, thermoelectrics, varistors, catalysts, chemical sensors and much more.

Jun 29th, 2018

The culprit of some GaN defects could be nitrogen

Scientists present their findings of examining and determining six core configurations of the GaN lattice.

Jun 29th, 2018

Researchers simulate simple logic for nanofluidic computing

Invigorating the idea of computers based on fluids instead of silicon, researchers have shown how computational logic operations could be performed in a liquid medium by simulating the trapping of ions (charged atoms) in graphene (a sheet of carbon atoms) floating in saline solution.