Researchers discovered that a form of perovskite works surprisingly well as a stable and photoactive semiconductor material that can be reversibly switched between a transparent state and a non-transparent state, without degrading its electronic properties.
Jan 22nd, 2018
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Physicists have developed a technique based on optical microscopy that can be used to create images of atoms on the nanoscale. In particular, the new method allows the imaging of quantum dots in a semiconductor chip.
Jan 22nd, 2018
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A ferromagnetic semiconductor featuring room Curie temperature.
Jan 22nd, 2018
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Thermo-triggered release of a genome-editing machinery by modified gold nanoparticles for tumor therapy.
Jan 22nd, 2018
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Scientists report the development of an inexpensive, efficient catalyst material for a type of fuel cell called a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC), which turns the chemical energy of hydrogen into electricity and is among the most promising fuel cell types to power cars and electronics.
Jan 22nd, 2018
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In new work, researchers report a Verwey-type charge-ordering transition in a different class of mixed-valence compounds that is composed of negatively charged dioxygen molecules.
Jan 22nd, 2018
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Physicists have combined a niobium doped strontium titanate (SrTiO3) semiconductor with ferromagnetic cobalt. At the interface, this creates a spin-memristor with storage abilities, paving the way for neuromorphic computing architectures.
Jan 22nd, 2018
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Researchers have succeeded in developing a method for the controlled manufacture of porous silicon carbide.
Jan 22nd, 2018
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Advancements allow the fuel cell to utilize about three times as much carbon as earlier direct carbon fuel cell (DCFC) designs.
Jan 22nd, 2018
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Fine tuning the composition of nitride alloys can further the development of optical and electronic interface devices.
Jan 22nd, 2018
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Researchers have shown for the first time, in an initial model, that magnon current flow is possible in an integrated magnon circuit, in which case the components are only being connected two dimensionally.
Jan 22nd, 2018
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A new study has shown that some nanoparticles can 'self-heal' after experiencing intense strain, once that strain is removed. This self-healing behavior could be worth exploring in other materials.
Jan 22nd, 2018
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Scientists have now unveiled the long-mysterious inner workings of these semiconductor elements, which can act like the short-term memory of nerve cells.
Jan 19th, 2018
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Biomanufacturing, cancer research, clinical diagnostics among potential applications.
Jan 19th, 2018
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Scientists have discovered that bone too is flexoelectric. They posit the possible role of flexoelectricity in the regeneration of bone tissue in and around the kind of microfractures incurred in bones on a daily basis.
Jan 19th, 2018
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Researchers produce 2D sheets of tin atoms predicted to have exotic uses in electronics.
Jan 19th, 2018
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