Researchers developed a method to design and control the path of electron flow in a polycrystalline material. Using epitaxial growth approach, they address the electrical conductivity problem of thin film materials by realizing a highly conductive in-plane orientation of a metal-organic framework.
Jul 5th, 2021
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Optimized sputtering technique helps minimize stress in tungsten thin films.
Jul 4th, 2021
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New research shows potential ways to manufacture graphene-based nano-inks for additive manufacturing of supercapacitors in the form of flexible and printable electronics.
Jul 4th, 2021
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The team designed an inexpensive and sensitive way of detecting ovarian cancer and other diseases using a new class of superparamagnetic nanomaterials.
Jul 1st, 2021
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The design could lead to conformable wearable monitors to track skin cancer and other conditions.
Jul 1st, 2021
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The researchers engineered quantum dot barcoded microbeads and a secondary label to search for antibodies against COVID-19 antigen in a patient's blood. Finding the antibodies leads to a change in microbead emission color.
Jul 1st, 2021
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Researchers present a new deep neural network for predicting materials' mechanical behavior.
Jul 1st, 2021
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Recognizing fake drugs? Testing water samples ourselves? Checking the quality of air? In the future, it could be possible to do all this using a smartphone in a quick, cost-effective and straightforward way.
Jul 1st, 2021
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A new study reports on the unexpected observation of thermal waves in germanium, a semiconductor material, for the first time. This phenomenon may allow a significant improvement in the performance of our electronic devices in a near future.
Jul 1st, 2021
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Nanowire network trained to solve simple problem mimicking neural pathways.
Jun 30th, 2021
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Inspired by the way plants absorb and distribute water and nutrients, researchers have developed a groundbreaking method for transporting liquids and gases using 3D-printed lattice design and capillary action phenomena.
Jun 30th, 2021
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According to the researchers, the new technology proposes a way for storing electric information in the thinnest unit known to science, in one of the most stable and inert materials in nature. The allowed quantum-mechanical electron tunneling through the atomically thin film may boost the information reading process much beyond current technologies.
Jun 30th, 2021
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Researchers experimentally interrogate a phenomenon that bridges diverse fields of science and engineering.
Jun 30th, 2021
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Microfluidic processing could help to make a competitive printed photovoltaics industry a reality by removing the need for expensive, high-temperature fabrication methods.
Jun 30th, 2021
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As a lattice of nanoscale nickel struts, metallic wood is full of cell-sized pores that radically decrease its density without sacrificing strength. Researchers have now solved a major problem preventing metallic wood from being manufactured at meaningful sizes: eliminating 'inverted cracks', a kind of defect that has plagued similar materials for decades.
Jun 29th, 2021
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Researchers have discovered that minuscule, self-propelled particles called nanoswimmers can escape from mazes as much as 20 times faster than other, passive particles, paving the way for their use in everything from industrial clean-ups to medication delivery.
Jun 29th, 2021
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