An international team of researchers has discovered a novel method for the synthesis of ultrathin semiconductors. This is a unique growth mechanism, which yielded nanoscopic semiconductor ribbons that are only a few atoms thick.
May 28th, 2018
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A study has unveiled that brittle diamonds can be bent and stretched elastically when made into ultrafine needles.
May 27th, 2018
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Highly luminescent inks made from copper-iodine hybrid clusters with aggregation-induced emission.
May 25th, 2018
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The fibers can detect even the slightest pressure and strain and can withstand deformation of close to 500% before recovering their initial shape.
May 25th, 2018
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Researchers have discovered a new two-dimensional material, derived from the rare element tellurium, to make transistors that carry a current better throughout a computer chip.
May 24th, 2018
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Nanoparticles carrying two drugs can cross the blood-brain barrier and shrink glioblastoma tumors.
May 24th, 2018
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Sustainable highly conductive electrode materials from ultrathin carbon nanofiber aerogels derived from nanofibrillated cellulose.
May 24th, 2018
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A material with atomically thin layers of water holds promise for energy storage technologies, and researchers have now discovered that the water is performing a different role than anyone anticipated.
May 24th, 2018
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Increased data volume and writing speed in a new antiferromagnetic-based memory.
May 24th, 2018
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Researchers explore rectification in the near-field, where heat fluxes are much larger than those in the far-field and can exceed the blackbody limit of far-field thermal radiation, and demonstrate that rectification coefficients between VO2 and doped Si can exceed 50% in the near-field for moderate temperature differences.
May 24th, 2018
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Scientists have discovered a novel particle acceleration mechanism called 'Micro-bubble implosion,' in which super-high energy hydrogen ions (relativistic protons) are emitted at the moment when bubbles shrink to atomic size through the irradiation of hydrides with micron-sized spherical bubbles by ultraintense laser pulses.
May 24th, 2018
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A metabolic research group has developed a recombinant E. coli strain that biosynthesizes 60 different nanomaterials covering 35 elements on the periodic table.
May 24th, 2018
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A new transmission electron microscopy technique determines three-dimensional position of individual atoms.
May 24th, 2018
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Researchers using powerful supercomputers have found a way to generate microwaves with inexpensive silicon, a breakthrough that could dramatically cut costs and improve devices such as sensors in self-driving vehicles.
May 24th, 2018
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Molecular switch will facilitate the development of pioneering electro-optical devices.
May 24th, 2018
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Imagine a box you plug into the wall that cleans your toxic air and pays you cash. That's essentially what researchers produced after discovering the blueprint for turning the carbon dioxide into carbon nanotubes with small diameters.
May 24th, 2018
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