The microwave-assisted exfoliation yields 50 times more flakes than those obtained by ultrasonication and gives a material quality comparable to mechanical exfoliation. This fast process requires minimal processing and holds promise to enable new applications in electronic and photonic devices.
Mar 23rd, 2023
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Researchers develop a gate driver for circuit bipolar transistor electronic switches with a timing function robust to changes in current and temperature, which can be used in many industrial control applications.
Mar 23rd, 2023
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Researchers have developed a new method that can easily purify contaminated water using a cellulose-based material. This discovery could have implications for countries with poor water treatment technologies and combat the widespread problem of toxic dye discharge from the textile industry.
Mar 23rd, 2023
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A model system created by stacking a pair of monolayer semiconductors is giving physicists a simpler way to study confounding quantum behavior, from heavy fermions to exotic quantum phase transitions.
Mar 22nd, 2023
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Physicists have built a new technology on a microchip by combining two Nobel Prize-winning techniques for the first time. Because the technology uses sound vibrations instead of light, it is useful for high-precision position measurements in opaque materials.
Mar 22nd, 2023
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A new nano-barrier coating could help protect ultra-lightweight carbon composite materials from extreme conditions in space.
Mar 22nd, 2023
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Scientists highlight a series of critical achievements in antiferromagnetic spintronics, revealing an emerging frontier distinguished by the coherent spin dynamics of antiferromagnets.
Mar 22nd, 2023
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A team of researchers has developed a new technology to combine optics and micro-electro mechanical systems (MEMS) in a microchip, paving the way for the creation of devices like micro-3D cameras and gas sensors for precision air quality measurement, including their use in mobile phones.
Mar 22nd, 2023
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Researchers have developed a compact EUV laser module that can be used to generate this special light much more cost-effectively, with potential applications are possible in semiconductor manufacturing and microscopy.
Mar 22nd, 2023
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Plants use photosynthesis to harvest energy from sunlight. Now researchers have applied this principle as the basis for developing new sustainable processes which in the future may produce syngas (synthetic gas) for the large-scale chemical industry and be able to charge batteries.
Mar 21st, 2023
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An international team of scientists is developing an inkable nanomaterial that they say could one day become a spray-on electronic component for ultra-thin, lightweight and bendable displays and devices.
Mar 21st, 2023
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Glucose-responsive insulin that eliminates the need for people with type 1 diabetes to check their blood sugar levels could be a step closer thanks to new research.
Mar 21st, 2023
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Molecular engineers triggered a domino-like structural transition in an organic semiconductor. The energy- and time-saving phenomenon may enhance the performance of smartwatches, solar cells, and other organic electronics.
Mar 21st, 2023
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Ever since in 2019 researchers fabricated the world's first antiferromagnetic topological insulator in the lab, scientists have been actively studying various aspects of this promising quantum material, eager to unlock its full potential.
Mar 21st, 2023
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Physicists provide theoretical insights on experiment involving a 'strange metal' that could be foundational to next-generation quantum technologies.
Mar 21st, 2023
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A tiny protein binder fuses to a nanopore in the membrane of a cell, which allows ionic solution to flow through it. When the sensor recognizes a targeted molecule, the ionic flow changes. This change in flow serves as the signal from the sensor that the biomarker has been found.
Mar 20th, 2023
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