A world record in detecting extremely low levels of gas impurities
Scientists used photoacoustic spectroscopy applied to background-free analyses to measure unprecedentedly small trace gas concentrations.
Oct 30th, 2020
Read moreScientists used photoacoustic spectroscopy applied to background-free analyses to measure unprecedentedly small trace gas concentrations.
Oct 30th, 2020
Read moreIn a process they call ACDC, researchers expose plastic waste to around eight seconds of high-intensity alternating current, followed by the DC jolt. The products are high-quality turbostratic graphene, a valuable and soluble substance that can be used to enhance electronics, composites, concrete and other materials, and carbon oligomers, molecules that can be vented away from the graphene for use in other applications.
Oct 30th, 2020
Read moreFor the first time, scientists have identified the atomic substructure of amorphous silicon with a resolution of 0.8 nanometres. The results show that three different phases form within the amorphous matrix, which dramatically influences the quality and lifetime of the semiconductor layer.
Oct 29th, 2020
Read moreThe newly created Center for Quantum Sensing and Quantum Materials aims to unravel mysteries associated with exotic superconductors, topological insulators and strange metals.
Oct 29th, 2020
Read moreA spot of pressure enables chemical conversion to hardened 2D material.
Oct 29th, 2020
Read moreA small energy harvesting device that can transform subtle mechanical vibrations into electrical energy could be used to power wireless sensors and actuators for use in anything from temperature and occupancy monitoring in smart environments, to biosensing within the human body.
Oct 29th, 2020
Read moreQuantum dot logic circuits provide the long-sought building blocks for innovative devices, including printable electronics, flexible displays, and medical diagnostics.
Oct 29th, 2020
Read moreScientists have revealed the coexistence of five cubic isomers in the smallest ice cube, including two with chirality.
Oct 29th, 2020
Read moreResearchers have identified a potential catalyst alternative - and an innovative way to produce them using chemical 'scissors' - that could make hydrogen production more economical.
Oct 29th, 2020
Read moreEngineers are attempting to pioneer a type of computing that mimics the efficiency of the brain's neural networks while exploiting the brain's analog nature.
Oct 29th, 2020
Read moreScientists have developed extremely stable molecular switches of high luminosity that self-assemble into 1D nanostructures and form gel-like materials. These molecular switches can be used in biomedicine as fluorescent probes for imaging or sensing, in fluorescent displays, or in memories and information processing devices.
Oct 29th, 2020
Read moreScientists reveal more details about omnidirectional photoluminescence (ODPL) spectroscopy - a method for probing semiconducting crystals with light to detect defects and impurities.
Oct 29th, 2020
Read moreResearchers have discovered and confirmed a method which could serve as an easy but reliable way to test the quality of graphene and other 2D materials. It takes advantage of the very broad background in surface electron diffraction, named the Bell-Shaped-Component, which strongly correlates to uniformly patterned, or 'perfect' graphene.
Oct 28th, 2020
Read moreA liquid nanofoam liner undergoing testing could prolong the safe use of football helmets.
Oct 28th, 2020
Read moreChanging makeup of a specific protein has the potential to neutralize the virus.
Oct 28th, 2020
Read moreA valence electron in titanium oxide has been imaged at a resolution of 0.2 Angstroms using synchrotron X-ray diffraction and a new Fourier synthesis method that can determine the orbital states in materials regardless of their physical properties.
Oct 28th, 2020
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