The model is based on intrinsic electronic characteristics of materials used as battery anodes. These include the material's quantum capacitance (the ability of the material to absorb charge) and the material's absolute Fermi level, which determines how many lithium ions may bond to the electrodes.
Jul 14th, 2014
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Scientists developed a novel, tunable nanoantenna that paves the way for new kinds of plasmonic-based optomechanical systems, whereby plasmonic field enhancement can actuate mechanical motion.
Jul 14th, 2014
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Scientists have demonstrated for the first time a photonic router - a quantum device based on a single atom that enables routing of single photons by single photons. This achievement is another step toward overcoming the difficulties in building quantum computers.
Jul 14th, 2014
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Researchers used a technique based on applying short flashes of light to observe and analyse the features of a superconductor at high critical temperature, a material with major prospects for technological applications. In addition to providing an explanation for the peculiar behaviour of the material, the study also opens to the possibility of controlling its characteristics by means of laser pulses.
Jul 14th, 2014
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The new technology is a novel catalyst that performs almost as well as cost-prohibitive platinum for so-called electrolysis reactions, which use electric currents to split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen. The technology is also far more efficient than less-expensive catalysts investigated to-date.
Jul 14th, 2014
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Place two large, sturdy logs in a streambed, and they will help guide the water in a par�tic�ular direc�tion. But imagine if the water started mim�ic�king the rigidity of the logs in addi�tion to flowing along them. That's essen�tially what hap�pens in a directed assembly method devel�oped by a researcher at Northeastern University.
Jul 14th, 2014
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Researchers have invented a cheap, portable, microchip-based test for diagnosing type-1 diabetes that could speed up diagnosis and enable studies of how the disease develops.
Jul 14th, 2014
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Biophysics researchers have used short pulses of light to peer into the mechanics of photosynthesis and illuminate the role that molecule vibrations play in the energy conversion process that powers life on our planet.
Jul 14th, 2014
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Researchers have shown that a cluster of 40 boron atoms forms a hollow molecular cage similar to a carbon buckyball. It's the first experimental evidence that a boron cage structure - previously only a matter of speculation - does indeed exist.
Jul 13th, 2014
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The 'International Symposium on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology' will be hosted at The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, from July 15-17, 2014.
Jul 12th, 2014
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Researchers have explored two different ways that allow unprecedented experimental insights into the reaction sequence leading to the formation of oxygen molecules in photosynthesis.
Jul 11th, 2014
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New work shows how to use a Graphene/Silicon Heterojunction Schottky Diode as a sensitive, selective and simple tool for vapors sensing.
Jul 11th, 2014
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The graphene produced by chemical vapor deposition is typically polycrystalline. Researchers review the challenges and opportunities of these structures.
Jul 11th, 2014
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Researchers gained new insight into thin-film superiority by probing the structure of perovskites.
Jul 11th, 2014
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Voltammetry of microparticles used to date archeological artifacts made of copper and bronze.
Jul 11th, 2014
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Beginning in winter 2015, Wayne State University's College of Engineering will offer a nanoengineering undergraduate certificate program that will provide students with in-depth training in the emerging area of nanotechnology. The program will offer new lecture, laboratory and seminar courses that cross traditional departmental and disciplinary boundaries.
Jul 11th, 2014
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