Physicists have demonstrated how to manipulate the 'valley' property of electrons using light by placing two-dimensional semiconductors in a light trapping structure called microcavity.
Jul 25th, 2017
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To understand how motors work on a nanoscale and millisecond scale, researchers need to see how the motors are walking.
Jul 25th, 2017
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Researchers have developed an inexpensive, scalable smart surface that is powered by just a conventional electric battery. The copper-based surface changes from being highly water-repellent (superhydrophobic) to highly water-absorbent (superhydrophilic) as electric potential is applied.
Jul 25th, 2017
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Researchers have utilized computational modeling to mimic natural systems' quorum sensing behavior in synthetic materials, which could lead to devices with the ability for self-recognition and self-regulation.
Jul 25th, 2017
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Researchers demonstrate a new way to produce high-density clusters of aligned quantum sensors in diamond just nanometers from the surface, offering submolecular sensitivity to microscopy like never before.
Jul 25th, 2017
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An interdisciplinary team of scientists demonstrated that monolayer 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides undergo a change from semiconductor-to-metallic phase when exposed to airborne chemical vapors.
Jul 25th, 2017
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Curcumin formula shows promise against treatment-resistant childhood cancer.
Jul 25th, 2017
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A research team produced their electronic graphene structures through a chemical reaction. They evaporated the precursor molecules onto a gold crystal, where they react in a very controlled way to yield new chemical compounds.
Jul 25th, 2017
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Just as members of a marching band align themselves for a performance, carbon nanotubes create a similar configuration.
Jul 25th, 2017
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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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Researchers have developed a proximity sensor made from silicone and carbon nanotubes, which detects objects and determines their position.
Jul 25th, 2017
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The target of large, cheap and quick graphene synthesis achieved: 5 x 50 cm?2 and beyond.
Jul 25th, 2017
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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
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Physicists build artificial traps for fluxons.
Jul 25th, 2017
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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
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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
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