Researchers explore the use of ultrafast lasers as tool for graphene processing. The laser beam can be focused precisely, used to tailor the properties of graphene films in finely defined areas, to produce distinct behaviors useful for producing devices.
Aug 7th, 2015
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A study of an artificial molecule containing five electrons reveals similarities with spin filling of natural atoms.
Aug 7th, 2015
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A compound has been discovered whose fluorescence properties change dramatically on applying a mechanical force.
Aug 7th, 2015
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Molybdenum ditelluride is a crystalline compound that if pure enough can be used as a transistor. It was first made in the 1960's via several different fabrication methods, but until last year it had never been made in a pure enough form to be suitable for electronics.
Aug 7th, 2015
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Researchers have unraveled intricate details of the magnetic structure and dynamics of the magnetoelectric compound LiFePO4. Such materials currently find use in sensors but there are promising perspectives for magnetoelectrics to be applied in data storage and spintronic devices as well.
Aug 6th, 2015
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Researchers study and improve a small molecule that possesses an impressive ability to adhere in wet environments.
Aug 6th, 2015
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Easily manufactured, low cost, lightweight, flexible dielectric polymers that can operate at high temperatures may be the solution to energy storage and power conversion in electric vehicles and other high temperature applications.
Aug 6th, 2015
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An international team of physicists has used carbon nanotubes to enhance the efficiency of laser-driven particle acceleration. This significant advance brings compact sources of ionizing radiation for medical purposes closer to reality.
Aug 6th, 2015
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Crackpot idea or recipe for success? Here's an example: Nanofibers made of carrot waste from the production of carrot juice, which can be used to reinforce synthetic parts.
Aug 6th, 2015
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Researchers have developed a way to prevent noble metal nanoparticles from compacting, by encapsulating them individually inside a porous shell made of a metal oxide. This work has immediate applications in the field of nano-catalysis for the manufacturing of more efficient fuel cells.
Aug 6th, 2015
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Scientists have demonstrated for the first time how to generate magnetism in metals that aren't naturally magnetic, which could end our reliance on some rare and toxic elements currently used.
Aug 6th, 2015
Read moreLonger-lasting batteries could be 3D printed from graphene ink to tackle rising demand for energy storage products in household devices or renewable energy systems.
Aug 5th, 2015
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If you want to form very flexible chains of nanoparticles in liquid in order to build tiny robots with flexible joints or make magnetically self-healing gels, you need to revert to childhood and think about sandcastles.
Aug 5th, 2015
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Studies of the impact a droplet makes on solid surfaces hark back more than a century. And until now, it was generally believed that a droplet's impact on a solid surface could always be separated into two phases: spreading and retracting. But it's much more complex than that, as a team of researchers now reports.
Aug 5th, 2015
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Aluminum nanoparticles could give a big boost to capacity and power of lithium-ion batteries.
Aug 5th, 2015
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Researchers have succeeded in clearly identifying why droplets on soft, squishy surfaces react differently than on hard surfaces.
Aug 5th, 2015
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