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A talented 2D material gets a new gig

Scientists tap into graphene's hidden talent as an electrically tunable superconductor, insulator, and magnetic device for the advancement of quantum information science.

Mar 4th, 2020

First bufferless lasers grown directly on silicon wafers in Si-photonics

Researchers have reported the world's first 1.5 um III-V lasers directly grown on the industry-standard 220 nm SOI (silicon-on-insulators) wafers without buffer, potentially paving an opening to the 'holy grail' for present silicon photonics research.

Mar 4th, 2020

New type of indoor solar cells for smart connected devices

Researchers have developed a new type of dye-sensitised solar cells that harvest light from indoor lamps.

Mar 4th, 2020

Scientists realize a broadly tunable laser of a single perovskite nanowire

In this work, researchers constructed single perovskite alloy nanowire with a widely tunable bandgap (2.41-2.82 eV) through a solid-solid anion-diffusion process.

Mar 4th, 2020

New imaging tools show a way forward for large-scale storage of renewable energy

A technique based on the principles of MRI and NMR has allowed researchers to observe not only how next-generation batteries for large-scale energy storage work, but also how they fail, which will assist in the development of strategies to extend battery lifetimes in support of the transition to a zero-carbon future.

Mar 4th, 2020

Fast and furious: MXenes store electrical energy

Two dimensional titanium carbides, so-called MXenes, are being discussed as candidates for the rapid storage of electrical energy. Like a battery,MXenes can store large amounts of electrical energy through electrochemical reactions- but unlike batteries,can be charged and discharged in a matter of seconds.

Mar 4th, 2020

Scientists demonstrate first non-volatile nano relay operation at 200 C

Discovery is significant step in developing electronics for extreme energy efficiency and harsh environments.

Mar 4th, 2020

Exciting apparatus helps atoms see the light

Researchers have generated Rydberg atoms - unusually large excited atoms - near nanometer-thin optical fibers.

Mar 4th, 2020

Graphene oxide biomaterial discovery enables 3D printing of tissue-like vascular structures

Researchers have developed a way to 3D print graphene oxide with a protein which can organise into tubular structures that replicate some properties of vascular tissue.

Mar 4th, 2020

Obtaining and observing single-molecule magnets on the silica surface

Following the latest research in the field of obtaining single-molecule magnets, scientists have taken another step on the way toward obtaining super-dense magnetic memories and molecular neural networks, in particular the construction of auto-associative memories and multi-criterion optimization systems operating as the model of the human brain.