Using their new method, the scientists have determined the forces surrounding defects in crystals. Their measurements open the door to understanding how the bulk mechanics of these crystals arise from defect interactions.
Aug 1st, 2016
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In a new study, researchers have found a way similar to nature to convert carbon dioxide into a usable energy source using sunlight.
Aug 1st, 2016
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Using inert boron nitride instead of silica creates precise zigzag edges in monolayer graphene.
Aug 1st, 2016
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An international team or researchers has devised a method for achieving static pressures vastly higher than any previously reached.
Aug 1st, 2016
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Scientists use oxygen 'scissors' to make freestanding single-atom silicon layer.
Aug 1st, 2016
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Today, Federal agencies participating in the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) released a white paper describing the collective Federal vision for the emerging and innovative solutions needed to realize the Nanotechnology-Inspired Grand Challenge for Future Computing.
Jul 29th, 2016
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International team shows that modified graphene is 105 times more sensitive at detecting ammonia.
Jul 29th, 2016
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Researchers have developed ultrathin and transparent oxide thin-film transistors for an active-matrix backplane of a flexible display by using the inorganic-based laser lift-off method.
Jul 29th, 2016
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Using an industry-standard semiconductor growth technique, researchers have created gallium nitride (GaN) cubic crystals grown on a silicon substrate that are capable of producing powerful green light for advanced solid-state lighting.
Jul 29th, 2016
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Extremely thin stacks of two-dimensional materials, which could deliver applications fine-tuned to the demands of industry, are set to revolutionise the world in the same way that graphene will.
Jul 29th, 2016
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Investigators have developed a hydrogel patch that can adhere to tumors in a preclinical model of colon cancer, delivering a local, combination treatment as the elastic gel breaks down over time.
Jul 29th, 2016
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This development could lead to new materials for ultra-small transistors, diodes, and more.
Jul 29th, 2016
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Physicists use supercomputers to find a way of making 'imitation graphene' from salt.
Jul 29th, 2016
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Direct correlation between temperature dependent generation of spin currents and atomic composition of interfaces found.
Jul 29th, 2016
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The optics advancement may solve an approaching data bottleneck by helping to boost computing power and information transfer rates tenfold.
Jul 29th, 2016
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Researchers employ novel approach to assemble peptoids on a solid surface.
Jul 29th, 2016
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