Graphene quantum dots may offer a simple way to recycle waste carbon dioxide into valuable fuel rather than release it into the atmosphere or bury it underground.
Dec 19th, 2016
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Universal behaviour detected in Mott metal-insulator transition.
Dec 16th, 2016
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The discovery has the potential to revolutionise the development of the tiny electronic devices that control everything from smart phones to transport and from banking to medical technology.
Dec 16th, 2016
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Scientists have enlisted the exotic properties of graphene, a one-atom-thick layer of carbon, to function like the film of an incredibly sensitive camera system in visually mapping tiny electric fields in a liquid.
Dec 16th, 2016
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Biosensing is growing on importance. Nanomaterials and, more specifically, graphene-based platforms have excellent properties for biosensing. Graphene-based biosensors will lead to breakthrough solutions for the real world, although their commercialization will imply diverse technical, production and market issues.
Dec 16th, 2016
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Quantum circuits based on industry-standard silicon offer a route to scalable quantum computers.
Dec 16th, 2016
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New technique offers precise, durable control over tiny mirrors or stages.
Dec 16th, 2016
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New fabrication method takes disordered atoms to crystalline structure with a single orientation and unique properties - a true single crystal.
Dec 15th, 2016
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Scientists reveal another design principle for building nanostructures in soft matter, valuable for batteries, water purification, and more.
Dec 15th, 2016
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Scientists found that removing lines of atoms in thin electronic materials creates 'veins' that could benefit solar panels and more.
Dec 15th, 2016
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A simple, inexpensive attachment could help to expand testing to regions with limited resources.
Dec 15th, 2016
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These experiments on a single electron in a diamond chip could create quantum devices that are less prone to errors when operated at high speeds.
Dec 15th, 2016
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Researchers have reported on the imaging of molecular bond breakup in acetylene nine femtoseconds (1 femtosecond = 1 millionth of a billionth of a second) after its ionization.
Dec 15th, 2016
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More effective than existing microfluidic devices, the breakthrough technology paves the way for clinical development of simple blood tests for many cancers.
Dec 15th, 2016
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Nanophotonics researchers use lasers, light-activated materials and light-measuring nanoscale tips to push the boundaries of experimental nanoscience, but light is providing the pull.
Dec 15th, 2016
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Chemists have succeeded in specifically controlling the setup of precision polymers by light-induced chemical reactions. The new method allows for the precise, planned arrangement of the chain links, i.e. monomers, along polymer chains of standard length.
Dec 15th, 2016
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