Development of a theoretical basis for ultrahigh piezoelectricity in ferroelectric materials led to a new material with twice the piezo response of any existing commercial ferroelectric ceramics.
Mar 21st, 2018
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A team of researchers compared the susceptibility of different triangle silver nanoprisms (TSNPRs) towards H2O2 and elucidated the influence of capping agents and structural size on the etching process, with the aim of optimizing TSNPRs for H2O2 etching-based biosensors, such as glucose and glucose oxidase.
Mar 21st, 2018
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Scientists use hollow gold-silver nanoshells to boost the efficiency of photocatalysts, where the combined nanocomposite materials generate hydrogen from water, powered only by sunlight.
Mar 21st, 2018
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Researchers have demonstrated reliable operation of microelectromechanical relays by coating the contacts with nanocrystalline layers of graphite, to enable ultra-low-power electronics for harsh environments.
Mar 21st, 2018
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It's likely not the first thing you think of when you see elephant dung, but this material turns out to be an excellent source of cellulose for paper manufacturing in countries where trees are scarce, scientists report.
Mar 21st, 2018
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Tiny floating robots could be useful in all kinds of ways, for example, to probe the human gut for disease or to search the environment for pollutants. In a step toward such devices, researchers describe a new marriage of materials, combining ultrathin 2-D electronics with miniature particles to create microscopic machines.
Mar 21st, 2018
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Nature-inspired 3-D printed solutions to solve perhaps one of the worst manmade dilemmas.
Mar 20th, 2018
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Use of indium gallium phosphide with I-MacEtch processing shows promise for more cost effective fabrication and increased performance in devices from photonics to telecommunications.
Mar 20th, 2018
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Researchers have discovered that the naturally occurring gaps between individual layers of two-dimensional materials can be used as a sieve to separate different atoms.
Mar 20th, 2018
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With an atomic structure resembling a Japanese basketweaving pattern, 'kagome metal' exhibits exotic, quantum behavior.
Mar 20th, 2018
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An international research team discovered a new type of curved light beams, dubbed a 'photonic hook'. Photonic hooks are unique, as their radius of curvature is two times smaller than their wavelength. This is the smallest curvature radius of electromagnetic waves ever recorded.
Mar 19th, 2018
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Combining two ultra-thin material layers yields new possibilities for quantum electronics.
Mar 19th, 2018
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New era exposes obscured gaps in our genetic maps critical to human health.
Mar 19th, 2018
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Physicists have induced superconductivity in a monolayer of tungsten disulfide. By using an increasing electric field, they were able to show how the material turns from an insulator into a superconductor and then back into a 're-entrant' insulator again.
Mar 19th, 2018
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Some novel materials that sound too good to be true turn out to be true and good. An emergent class of semiconductors, which could affordably light up our future with nuanced colors emanating from lasers, lamps, and even window glass, could be the latest example.
Mar 19th, 2018
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In a new study, researchers observed the formation of two kinds of defects in individual nanowires.
Mar 19th, 2018
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