Just as magnets attract iron particles in sandpits, permanent magnetics only attract one type of ion in an electrochemical solution, constituting the basis of magnetically controlled electrochemical transistors.
Dec 27th, 2017
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Researchers have developed the world's highest performance dielectric nanofilms using atomically thin perovskites. This technology may revolutionize the next-generation of electronics.
Dec 27th, 2017
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Researchers create a thermoelectric material (ytterbium silicide) with a high power factor at room temperature.
Dec 26th, 2017
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Researchers have developed a nanowire device able to detect microscopic levels of urinary markers potentially implicated in cancer.
Dec 25th, 2017
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Researchers show the phase separation of two substances depends on the topology of the pore.
Dec 22nd, 2017
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Electronically-smooth nature of trisodium bismuthide makes it a viable alternative to graphene/h-BN.
Dec 22nd, 2017
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A novel approach to studying the viscosity of water has revealed new insights about the behavior of water molecules and may open pathways for liquid-based electronics.
Dec 22nd, 2017
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Physicists have found a way to prevent plasma from causing short circuits in machines such as spacecraft thrusters, radar amplifiers, and particle accelerators.
Dec 22nd, 2017
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A new type of neural network made with memristors can dramatically improve the efficiency of teaching machines to think like humans.
Dec 22nd, 2017
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Material scientists have developed a novel process for analysing, for example, the temperature and oxidation resistance of complex alloys that are made up of a number of different elements.
Dec 22nd, 2017
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In a new study, researchers used a new and counterintuitive approach to create a better catalyst that supports one of the reactions involved in splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen.
Dec 22nd, 2017
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By exploiting imperfections in electronic devices, scientists are using existing manufacturing techniques to make the building blocks of quantum computers.
Dec 22nd, 2017
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A new stretchy and washable organic solar cell has opened up the possibility of textile-integrated solar power.
Dec 22nd, 2017
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A simple, versatile and low-cost technique for etching nanoholes in silicon could underpin new filtration and nanophotonic devices.
Dec 22nd, 2017
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An alternative fabrication scheme for microscale semiconductor lasers could expand the applications of on-chip lasers beyond conventional silicon.
Dec 22nd, 2017
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Researchers have developed a technique to fabricate high-performance optical microstructures using lithium niobate, opening the door to ultra-efficient integrated photonic circuits, quantum photonics, microwave-to-optical conversion and more.
Dec 21st, 2017
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