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Charging underwater and body-implanted electronic devices using ultrasonic waves

Improved efficiency of wireless energy transfer of ultrasonic waves by triboelectric power generation. Ultrasonic waves have applications in wireless charging of batteries underwater or in body-implanted electronic devices.

Apr 18th, 2022

Nanoclusters self-organize into centimeter-scale hierarchical assemblies

Scientists have created synthetic nanoclusters that can mimic Nature's hierarchical self-assembly all the way from the nanometer to the centimeter scale, spanning seven orders of magnitude. The resulting synthetic thin films have the potential to serve as a model system for exploring biomimetic hierarchical systems and future advanced functions.

Apr 16th, 2022

Scientists find 'knob' to control magnetic behavior in quantum material

Researchers have discovered a new 'knob' to control the magnetic behavior of one promising quantum material, and the findings could pave the way toward novel, efficient and ultra-fast devices.

Apr 16th, 2022

Atomic-level insights into fermentation enzyme will lower the chemical industry's carbon footprint

Researchers have obtained atomic-level insights into the structure of the phosphoketolase enzyme, which will help researchers optimize this enzyme for chemical feedstock synthesis.

Apr 16th, 2022

Electrified water drops: Electrostatic influences the movement of drops on surfaces

Something as simple as the motion of water drops on surfaces should actually be understood - one would think. In fact there are still numerous unanswered questions about the forces acting on a sliding droplet. Scientists have now discovered that in addition to surface energy and viscous friction within the droplet, electrostatics also play a significant role.

Apr 14th, 2022

Predicting the most stable boron nitride structure with quantum simulations

Researchers settle the debate on the relative stabilities of boron nitride's structures using a state-of-the-art quantum simulation method.

Apr 14th, 2022

First hybrid quantum bit based on topological insulators

Scientists succeeded in integrating a topological insulator into a conventional superconducting qubit.

Apr 14th, 2022

Graphene-hBN breakthrough to spur new LEDs, quantum computing

Study uncovers first method for producing high-quality, wafer-scale, single-layer hexagonal boron nitride.

Apr 14th, 2022

Researchers create miniature wide-angle camera with flat metalenses

New design could enable high-quality wide-angle cameras that can possibly fit into smartphones.

Apr 14th, 2022

Optimizing silicon structure to reduce reflection

New research connects the porous structure of silicon and its ability to 'trap' incident light.

Apr 14th, 2022

Filtering deuterium with MOFs

The extraction of deuterium from its natural isotope mixture has so far been complex and expensive. With a porous MOF material, this could soon be done more efficiently and cost-effectively.

Apr 14th, 2022

Golden wedding for molecules

Chemical syntheses in liquids and gases take place in three-dimensional space. Random collisions between molecules have to result in something new in an extremely short time. But there is another way: on a gold surface under ultrahigh vacuum conditions, molecules lying still next to each other can be made to combine - even those that would never want to react with each other in a liquid.