Imagine a flexible digital screen that heals itself when it cracks, or a light-emitting robot that locates survivors in dark, dangerous environments or carries out farming and space exploration tasks. A novel material could turn these ideas into reality.
May 30th, 2020
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The advancement surpasses silicon and other mature technologies, and could help improve distances that electric cars, locomotives can travel.
May 29th, 2020
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Advanced nanotechnology provides 'naked eye' visual detection of virus in 10 minutes.
May 29th, 2020
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Researchers have demonstrated that atomic lattices of slightly twisted 2D transition metal dichalcogenides undergo extensive lattice reconstruction, which can pattern their optoelectronic properties on nanometre length scale.
May 28th, 2020
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It was always thought that photonic crystals should be thick and bulky to be functional. Scientists now discovered that even very thin 3D photonic band gap crystals are powerful devices to strongly control the flow of light.
May 28th, 2020
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3D micro-/nanofabrication holds the key to build a large variety of micro-/nanoscale materials, structures, devices, and systems with unique properties that do not manifest in their 2D planar counterparts. Recently, scientists have explored some very different 3D fabrication strategies such as kirigami and origami that make use of the science of cutting and folding 2D materials/structures to create versatile 3D shapes.
May 27th, 2020
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Researchers have demonstrated a facile synthesis of hollow-structured photocatalysts with controllable spatial location of active metals, chemical compositions and tunable shell thickness.
May 27th, 2020
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Researchers have found a way to impart durable antiviral and antibacterial properties to an aluminum alloy used in hospitals.
May 27th, 2020
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Distinct from traditional spin valves with a sandwich structure consisting of two ferromagnetic metals decoupled by the insertion of a non-magnetic spacer, recently, a research team has demonstrated two-state and three-state spin-valve effects using Fe3GeTe2 vdW homo-junctions without any spacer layer. Realization of multi spin states using the vdW interfaces could be important for non-volatile spintronic applications.
May 27th, 2020
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Researchers visualized the formation of a solid electrolyte interphase on battery-grade carbonaceous electrode materials using in situ atomic force microscopy (AFM). This will help researchers design and build batteries with higher performance and durability.
May 27th, 2020
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An international team of researchers has proposed a new way to test the structural stability of predicted 2D materials. The testing revealed a number of materials erroneously proposed earlier. The scholars believe that the use of the new method will further help to avoid mistakes in the development of two-dimensional nanomaterials that are in high demand in the modern world.
May 27th, 2020
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Scientists have developed a self-cleaning metallic surface that is structured with a laser process in such a way that water droplets no longer adhere and dirt particles can be removed from the surface.
May 27th, 2020
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Experiments find the sweet spot for surface area and bubbles to store energy.
May 27th, 2020
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For the first time, scientists have added microscopic tracking devices into the interior of cells, giving a peek into how development starts.
May 27th, 2020
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Scientists are unraveling the properties of electricity-conducting plastics so they can be used in future energy-harvesting devices.
May 27th, 2020
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Electrical and computer engineering researchers demystify the role of negative capacitance in modern MOSFETs.
May 26th, 2020
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