Researchers have designed a class of new topological materials, which, at the optimal condition, can transport zero-resistance edge current even above room temperature due to the large spin-orbit coupling. This quantized current is fully spin polarized and can be inverted by electric field, and therefore is useful for spintronics.
Sep 26th, 2013
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Fujifilm and imec have developed a new photoresist technology that enables submicron patterning on large-size substrates without damaging the organic semiconductor materials.
Sep 26th, 2013
Read moreMany viruses and bacteria infect humans through mucosal surfaces, such as those in the lungs, gastrointestinal tract and reproductive tract. To help fight these pathogens, scientists are working on vaccines that can establish a front line of defense at mucosal surfaces.
Sep 25th, 2013
Read moreHarvard and MIT scientists are challenging the conventional wisdom about light, and they didn't need to go to a galaxy far, far away to do it.
Sep 25th, 2013
Read moreUsing a particular type of titanium dioxide - a common ingredient in cosmetics, food products, toothpaste and sunscreen - could reduce the potential health risks associated with the widely used compound.
Sep 25th, 2013
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A team of Stanford engineers has built a basic computer using carbon nanotubes, a semiconductor material that has the potential to launch a new generation of electronic devices that run faster, while using less energy, than those made from silicon chips.
Sep 25th, 2013
Read moreGraphene LIVE! will take place on November 20-21, 2013 in Santa Clara, California. Graphene LIVE! will be co-located with the following tradeshows and conferences: Printed Electronics, Supercapacitors, TCF LIVE! and Energy Harvesting and Storage.
Sep 25th, 2013
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Researchers at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) are showing the way toward low-cost, industrial-scale manufacturing of a new family of electronic devices.
Sep 25th, 2013
Read moreFirst evidence that ultra-cold neutrons interact with moving nano-sized particles provides a new tool for chemists, biologists and engineers.
Sep 25th, 2013
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A research team of Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology developed a 'wormlike' hematite photoanode that can convert sunlight and water to clean hydrogen energy with a record-breaking high efficiency of 5.3 percent.
Sep 25th, 2013
Read moreThe innovative nanotechnology uses non-biodegradable plastic grocery bags to make carbon nanotube membranes - highly sophisticated and expensive materials with a variety of potential advanced applications including filtration, sensing, energy storage and a range of biomedical innovations.
Sep 25th, 2013
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Researchers have found a way to 'feel' the surface of silicon molecules at the molecular level. This new 'sense of touch' could mean a solution to the long-standing problem of producing clear images of silicon surfaces with a scanning tunnelling microscope.
Sep 25th, 2013
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Researchers used a range of complementary in situ techniques to reveal the highly dynamic nature of monolayer graphene - copper interactions throughout the entirety of the graphene CVD process on polycrystalline copper catalysts.
Sep 25th, 2013
Read moreBy employing state-of-art materials design methods, researchers have recently predicted that the oxide compound BaBiO3 combines two required properties, i.e., topological insulator and superconductivity.
Sep 25th, 2013
Read moreA new type of silica nanotubes can home in on cancer cells and deliver powerful drugs that combat this defiant disease.
Sep 25th, 2013
Read moreThe downside of scaling nanoelectronic feature sizes is increasing unreliability of performance and power (hence robustness). An EU-supported project has developed techniques to tackle this problem.
Sep 25th, 2013
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