Batteries that can be assembled in ambient air
Researchers developed a multi-functional separator which allows the batteries to function even when the pouch cell is assembled in ambient air.
Feb 1st, 2021
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Easily assembled gold nanoparticle scaffolding serves as molecular probe
The development of pharmaceutical treatments is difficult -- clinicians and researchers know a certain drug can regulate particular functions, but they might not know how it actually works. Researchers have developed a new, streamlined method to better understand the molecular mechanisms underpinning these interactions.
Feb 1st, 2021
Read moreThe first steps toward a quantum brain
An intelligent material that learns by physically changing itself, similar to how the human brain works, could be the foundation of a completely new generation of computers. Physicists now have demonstrated that they can pattern and interconnect a network of single atoms, and mimic the autonomous behaviour of neurons and synapses in a brain.
Feb 1st, 2021
Read moreGraphene-MOF-based hybrid supercapacitor that offers the best of both worlds in energy storage
Researchers developed a hybrid supercapacitor which has a capacitor-type titanium carbide-based negative electrode and a battery-type graphene-hybrid positive electrode.
Feb 1st, 2021
Read moreOrigami with DNA
By cleverly designing single DNA strands that only fit together in certain sections, you can connect several double helices with each other and thus create complicated structures.
Feb 1st, 2021
Read moreEncasing fragile 2D materials in ultrathin gallium-oxide glass could allow integration into functional low-energy devices
The incorporation of 2D semiconductors in multi-layer, solid-state structures on large scales would allow their integration into functional devices, with exciting potential use in compact, ultra-low energy electronics.
Jan 29th, 2021
Read moreScientists observe very slow hot electron cooling in electron-doped quantum dots
New research results offer exciting opportunities of hot electron harvesting by exploiting carrier-carrier, carrier-phonon and spin-spin interactions in doped quantum dots.
Jan 29th, 2021
Read moreSolvation-driven electrochemical actuation
Researchers demonstrated a novel principle of actuation - to transform electrical energy into motion. This actuation mechanism is based on solvation, the interaction between solute and solvent molecules in a solution.
Jan 29th, 2021
Read moreThreads that sense how and when you move
Engineers created thread sensors that can be attached to skin to measure movement in real time, with potential implications for tracking health and performance.
Jan 29th, 2021
Read moreFrom heat to spin to electricity: Understanding spin transport in thermoelectric devices
Scientists shed light on how the magnetic properties of 2D interlayers can enhance spin accumulation effects in thermoelectric heterostructures.
Jan 28th, 2021
Read moreResearchers create powerful unipolar carbon nanotube muscles
Electrochemically driven carbon nanotube muscles provide an alternative approach to meet the growing need for fast, powerful, large-stroke artificial muscles for applications ranging from robotics and heart pumps to morphing clothing.
Jan 28th, 2021
Read moreChemists settle battery debate, propel research forward
Researchers used ultrabright x-rays to identify lithium hydride and a new form of lithium fluoride in the interphase of lithium metal anodes.
Jan 28th, 2021
Read moreNanoparticle drug delivery technique shows promise for treating pancreatic cancer
Researchers have designed a new way to deliver pancreatic cancer drugs that could make fighting the disease much easier. Encapsulating cancer drugs in nanoparticles shows potential to target tumors more effectively and avoid danger to other parts of the body.
Jan 28th, 2021
Read moreLasing mechanism found in water droplets
Lasing mechanism at the surface of water droplets can be used to record mechanical changes at biointerfaces.
Jan 28th, 2021
Read moreMachine learning to predict the performance of organic solar cells
Researchers have demonstrated that by feeding machine-learning algorithms with high-throughput experimental datasets, it is possible to retrieve predictive models for the performance of organic solar cells.
Jan 28th, 2021
Read moreSize of helium nucleus measured more precisely than ever before
In experiments, an international research collaboration has measured the radius of the atomic nucleus of helium five times more precisely than ever before. With the aid of the new value, fundamental physical theories can be tested and natural constants can be determined even more precisely.
Jan 28th, 2021
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