Natural molecule to boost the performance of electrodes for rechargeable batteries
Lab tests show that a novel material based on the organic porphyrin molecule allows to charge batteries within one single minute.
Jul 25th, 2017
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Flexible proximity sensor creates smart surfaces
Researchers have developed a proximity sensor made from silicone and carbon nanotubes, which detects objects and determines their position.
Jul 25th, 2017
Read moreLarge single-crystal graphene is possible
The target of large, cheap and quick graphene synthesis achieved: 5 x 50 cm?2 and beyond.
Jul 25th, 2017
Read moreNew strategy to design mechano-responsive luminescent materials
Researchers have designed a novel mechano-responsive luminescent material using a gold and isocyanide complex, which includes two bonded rings of carbon and hydrogen atoms.
Jul 25th, 2017
Read moreMagnetic quantum objects in a 'nano egg-box'
Physicists build artificial traps for fluxons.
Jul 25th, 2017
Read moreNew magnetic topological semimetal could advance electronics
A recent discovery advances fundamental knowledge that could one day lead to more energy-efficient computers, televisions, cell phones and other electronics.
Jul 24th, 2017
Read moreMultitasking monolayers
Two-dimensional materials that can multitask. That is the result of a new process that naturally produces patterned monolayers that can act as a base for creating a wide variety of novel materials with dual optical, magnetic, catalytic or sensing capabilities.
Jul 24th, 2017
Read moreEngineers invent the first bio-compatible, ion current battery
This entirely new kind of battery is bio-compatible because it produces the same kind of electrical energy that the body uses.
Jul 24th, 2017
Read moreCarbon nanotubes turn electrical current into light-emitting quasi-particles
Strong light-matter coupling in these semiconducting tubes may hold the key to electrically pumped lasers.
Jul 24th, 2017
Read moreWriting with the electron beam: Now in silver
For the first time, researchers have successfully realized the local deposition of silver nanocrystals by Electron-Beam-Induced Deposition.
Jul 24th, 2017
Read moreWhat happens when materials collide? Observing fracture in stressed materials
Researchers have used a laser pump and X-ray probe to detect movement, such as stretching and compression, in the atomic structure of tantalum under high stress.
Jul 24th, 2017
Read moreQuantum computing building blocks
Scientists invent a new approach to creating ordered patterns of nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond, a promising approach to storing and computing quantum data.
Jul 24th, 2017
Read moreEngineers achieve significant breakthrough in spin wave based information processing technology
Novel method of propagating spin waves could pave the way for high speed, miniaturised data processing devices.
Jul 24th, 2017
Read moreA new material emits white light when exposed to electricity
New synthetic approach could spark development of other dynamic materials.
Jul 24th, 2017
Read moreFunctionalizing an AFM tip with a single hydrogen atom
Researchers demonstrated the controlled vertical manipulation of a single hydrogen (H) atom using the tip of an atomic force microscope sensor and its application in characterizing and engineering silicon dangling bond-based structures of relevance to nanoelectronic devices.
Jul 23rd, 2017
Read moreTopological quantum chemistry
Researchers have found a way to determine whether a crystal is a topological insulator - and to predict crystal structures and chemical compositions in which new ones can arise.
Jul 22nd, 2017
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