Nontoxic, nanotube-based thermoelectric generation converts uneven heat distribution from wearables to electrical energy for their next cycle of operation.
Apr 27th, 2021
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An international team has succeeded for the first time in discovering a previously unknown two-dimensional material by using modern high-pressure technology. The new material, beryllonitrene, consists of regularly arranged nitrogen and beryllium atoms.
Apr 27th, 2021
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Researchers use active machine learning in the search for suitable molecular materials for new organic semiconductors, the basis for organic field effect transistors (OFETs), light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and organic solar cells (OPVs).
Apr 27th, 2021
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The 2Exciting network aims to develop the next generation of scientists with high level skills and understanding of the rapidly evolving field of nano - optoelectronics, the study and applications of electronic devices that interact with light in 2D materials, specifically, semiconductors. The goal of 2Exciting is training early career researchers in an unmatched combination of scientific and complementary skills.
Apr 26th, 2021
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Elbow mentality in a two-dimensional material: While growing, the material simply pushes interfering steps on the substrate out of the way.
Apr 26th, 2021
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Age hardening and creating strong metal mixtures are clearly very important in an industrial context. But very few researchers and people in the industry have cared much about what the clusters actually consist of. They were simply too small to prove.
Apr 26th, 2021
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Researchers have develop a nanocomposite to remove Cu(II) and As(III) simultaneously.
Apr 26th, 2021
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A team of researchers has succeeded in generating electron pulses with a duration of only a few hundred attoseconds on metallic nanoantennas and used them to measure extremely weak electric fields.
Apr 23rd, 2021
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Scientists have found a way to turn X-ray fluorescence into an ultra-high position-sensitive probe to measure internal nanostructures in thin films that can be a hundred times finer than a human hair.
Apr 23rd, 2021
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Scientists are making functional inorganic and 'hybrid' materials - those containing both inorganic and organic components - with tunable properties for a wide range of applications, including microelectronics, sensing, and clean energy.
Apr 23rd, 2021
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The grand finale of CARBONLINEHAGEN 2021 is approaching. Monday, April 26, 16.00 CET will be the last talk this year, and will end with a topic most of us are - or should be - interested in: what 2D materials are good for.
Apr 23rd, 2021
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A new sort of optical device allows engineers to change the frequencies of individual photons, putting new capabilities in engineers' hands.
Apr 23rd, 2021
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A new real-time, 3D motion tracking system combines transparent light detectors with advanced neural network methods to create a system that could one day replace LiDAR and cameras in autonomous technologies.
Apr 23rd, 2021
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Researchers have developed innovative membranes for the complete removal of heavy metals from industrial wastewater. The special nanostructure of zinc-modified aluminum oxide made it possible to remove arsenic and lead from water with an efficiency of 87% and 98%, respectively.
Apr 22nd, 2021
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Scientists have exploited the so-called Talbot effect to create the interference pattern with hard X-ray beams at a subnanometer wavelength (0.17 nm).
Apr 22nd, 2021
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The findings allow manipulation of materials for the first time by stacking films at a twist angle, allowing a new way to control light emitting from materials.
Apr 22nd, 2021
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