Researchers reported a high-performance and transparent nanoforce touch sensor by developing a thin, flexible, and transparent hierarchical nanocomposite film.
Oct 15th, 2018
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By getting in the way, fluorine atoms help a two-dimensional material transform from a semiconductor to a metal in a way that could be highly useful for electronics and other applications.
Oct 15th, 2018
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Researchers have developed a procedure and a computer model that can simulate the highly variable conditions of explosions on phenomenally short time scales.
Oct 15th, 2018
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Scientists have introduced a new 2D material by successfully modifying arsenene (arsenic in a graphene-like structure) with chloromethylene groups.
Oct 15th, 2018
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Researchers have shown how an inorganic perovskite can be made into a cheap and efficient photodetector that transfers both text and music.
Oct 15th, 2018
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Researchers have developed an automated method of tracking single fluorescently labeled molecules in living cells, enabling large numbers of molecules to be analyzed and characterized rapidly and cost-effectively.
Oct 15th, 2018
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Scientists disrupted crystalline order in a quantum system in a controlled manner by shining light on it that oscillates in time at a specific frequency.
Oct 12th, 2018
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T-CUP makes it possible to see phenomena -- and even light! -- in extremely slow motion.
Oct 12th, 2018
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Efficient method for making single-atom-thick, wafer-scale materials opens up opportunities in flexible electronics.
Oct 12th, 2018
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Scientists have taken a step toward faster and more advanced electronics by developing a way to better measure and manipulate conductive materials through scanning tunneling microscopy.
Oct 12th, 2018
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Researchers succeeded to switch wettability of a nanofiber obtained out of polymers with piezoelectric properties. The time of response to an external trigger was shortened to a few seconds instead of a few minutes at existing methods.
Oct 12th, 2018
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A new review paper concludes that graphene offers a unique evolutionary pathway for next-generation communications.
Oct 12th, 2018
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Taking a page from green plants, new polymer 'grows' through a chemical reaction with carbon dioxide.
Oct 11th, 2018
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When chemists were starting work on yet another material designed for the efficient production of nanocrystalline zinc oxide, they didn't expect any surprises. They were greatly astonished when the electrical properties of the changing material turned out to be extremely exotic.
Oct 11th, 2018
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Scientists have equipped ultrasmall silicon nanoparticles with antibody fragments. These nanoparticles allow for renal clearance while achieving the specificity needed for efficient tumor targeting.
Oct 11th, 2018
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What if your theory to model and predict the electronic structure of atoms isn't accounting for dispersion energy? You come up with some 'fudge factors' to make it all work. But getting the right results for the wrong reasons can only take you so far.
Oct 11th, 2018
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