The new strategy provides a platform for investigating the properties of thin films to unlock a variety of nanotechnological applications.
Aug 11th, 2021
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Researchers are developing novel asthma therapeutics using gene-silencing nanocapsules in a bid to help patients who aren't benefiting from existing treatments.
Aug 11th, 2021
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Researchers design a stable, high-performance photocatalyst from gold nanoclusters by removing the protective molecules around them.
Aug 11th, 2021
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High-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy can be used to determine complex conformational structures of both crystalline and amorphous polynuclear non-planar coordination molecules.
Aug 11th, 2021
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Researchers are proposing a new way to modulate both the absorptive and the refractive qualities of metamaterials in real time, and their findings open intriguing new opportunities to control, in time and space, the propagation and scattering of waves for applications in various areas of wave physics and engineering.
Aug 10th, 2021
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Applying a thin invisible layer of graphene oxide to silicon forms an impermeable barrier, which could be used to protect artwork, prevent corrosion of metals, and produce higher efficiency solar cells.
Aug 10th, 2021
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A new method for manufacturing electronics which prints high-performance silicon directly onto flexible materials could lead to breakthroughs in technologies including prosthetics, high-end electronics and fully bendable digital displays.
Aug 10th, 2021
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Electrons flow like a viscous fluid through a 2D channel with perfectly smooth sidewalls, offering a new platform to test solid-state and fluid dynamics theories
Aug 10th, 2021
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A new approach to producing metamaterials draws on kirigami techniques to make three-dimensional, reconfigurable building blocks that can be used to create complex, dynamic structures. Because the design approach is modular, these structures are easy to both assemble and disassemble.
Aug 9th, 2021
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Using a previously researched, porous and nanostructured material, containing tungsten trioxide, gold and platinum, researchers tried a new tactic - inverting the design in such a way as to allow the colours to appear much more accurately on the screen.
Aug 9th, 2021
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A new type of atomic sensor made of boron nitride is based on a qubit in the crystal lattice and is superior to comparable sensors.
Aug 9th, 2021
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Researchers have succeeded in binding water-insoluble antibacterial molecules to graphene, and having the molecules release in a controlled, continuous manner from the material.
Aug 9th, 2021
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Nanotubes with designed defects allow better performance for next-generation optical telecommunications.
Aug 7th, 2021
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Neurons and synapses based on single transistor can dramatically reduce the hardware cost and accelerate the commercialization of neuromorphic hardware.
Aug 6th, 2021
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Researchers have for the first time used a quantum computer to generate accurate results from materials science simulations that can be verified with practical techniques.
Aug 6th, 2021
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X-ray study reveals how lead sulphide particles self-organise in real time.
Aug 6th, 2021
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