New type of indoor solar cells for smart connected devices
Researchers have developed a new type of dye-sensitised solar cells that harvest light from indoor lamps.
Mar 4th, 2020
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Scientists realize a broadly tunable laser of a single perovskite nanowire
In this work, researchers constructed single perovskite alloy nanowire with a widely tunable bandgap (2.41-2.82 eV) through a solid-solid anion-diffusion process.
Mar 4th, 2020
Read moreNew imaging tools show a way forward for large-scale storage of renewable energy
A technique based on the principles of MRI and NMR has allowed researchers to observe not only how next-generation batteries for large-scale energy storage work, but also how they fail, which will assist in the development of strategies to extend battery lifetimes in support of the transition to a zero-carbon future.
Mar 4th, 2020
Read moreFast and furious: MXenes store electrical energy
Two dimensional titanium carbides, so-called MXenes, are being discussed as candidates for the rapid storage of electrical energy. Like a battery,MXenes can store large amounts of electrical energy through electrochemical reactions- but unlike batteries,can be charged and discharged in a matter of seconds.
Mar 4th, 2020
Read moreScientists demonstrate first non-volatile nano relay operation at 200 C
Discovery is significant step in developing electronics for extreme energy efficiency and harsh environments.
Mar 4th, 2020
Read moreExciting apparatus helps atoms see the light
Researchers have generated Rydberg atoms - unusually large excited atoms - near nanometer-thin optical fibers.
Mar 4th, 2020
Read moreGraphene oxide biomaterial discovery enables 3D printing of tissue-like vascular structures
Researchers have developed a way to 3D print graphene oxide with a protein which can organise into tubular structures that replicate some properties of vascular tissue.
Mar 4th, 2020
Read moreObtaining and observing single-molecule magnets on the silica surface
Following the latest research in the field of obtaining single-molecule magnets, scientists have taken another step on the way toward obtaining super-dense magnetic memories and molecular neural networks, in particular the construction of auto-associative memories and multi-criterion optimization systems operating as the model of the human brain.
Mar 3rd, 2020
Read moreMagnetic whirls in future data storage devices
Scientists observed that skyrmions and antiskyrmions can coexist, bringing about the possibility to expand their capabilities in storage devices.
Mar 3rd, 2020
Read moreScientists created the first diamond x-ray micro lens
The thinner-than-human-hair lenses may be used for in the most powerful synchrotrons and x-ray lasers.
Mar 3rd, 2020
Read moreNew DNA origami motor breaks speed record for nano machines
Through a technique known as DNA origami, scientists have created the fastest, most persistent DNA nano motor yet. The findings provide a blueprint for how to optimize the design of motors at the nanoscale.
Mar 3rd, 2020
Read moreTechnology provides a new way to probe single molecules
Precision measurements can aid understanding of disease, infection and vaccines.
Mar 3rd, 2020
Read moreWearable thermal camouflage device works in any weather (w/video)
Researchers have developed a wearable technology that can hide its wearer from heat-detecting sensors such as night vision goggles, even when the ambient temperature changes - a feat that current state of the art technology cannot match.
Mar 3rd, 2020
Read moreNew process for creating nanoarchitected materials
A new process makes it possible for the first time to manufacture large quantities of materials whose structure is designed at a nanometer scale - the size of DNA's double helix.
Mar 3rd, 2020
Read moreAtomic-scale imaging reveals secret to thin-film strength
Breakthrough discovery pushes limits of microscopy to improve efficiency of fuel and plastic production.
Mar 3rd, 2020
Read moreJoint venture at the nanoscale - when superconductivity material science meets nuclear physics
Scientists report fabricating and testing a superconducting nanowire device applicable to high-speed photon counting for nuclear physics experiments that were previously thought impossible. This device operates at temperatures near to absolute zero in magnetic fields forty times stronger than previous such devices and is able to detect low-energy photons as well as other fundamental particles.
Mar 3rd, 2020
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