Democratizing high-throughput single molecule force analysis
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Mar 17th, 2016
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New particle could form the basis of energy-saving electronics
The Weyl fermion, just discovered in the past year, moves through materials practically without resistance. Now researchers are showing how it could be put to use in electronic components.
Mar 17th, 2016
Read moreNuclear techniques reveal 'tunability' of membranes for enhanced electrical conductivity in graphene
Small angle neutron scattering (SANS) has brought insight into how ions are transported at the nano level in stacked membranes of graphene, materials that have many unique properties. The research was aimed to develop graphene into a more versatile material.
Mar 17th, 2016
Read moreA unique magnetic material for protective clothes
Researchers have developed a cobalt and nickel-based super-resistance material with implanted ultrafine hard-magnetic strontium ferrite particles.
Mar 17th, 2016
Read moreResearchers cleave few-layer samples of magnetic material NiPS3
Researchers report first successful atomically thin sheets of a magnetic Van der Waals material.
Mar 17th, 2016
Read moreElectron rivers
Usually, the movement of electrons in a real material is rather different from the flow of water in a river. However, in extraordinary materials like the metal oxide PdCoO2, 'electron rivers' can exist, as predicted theoretically over fifty years ago and now demonstrated by scientists.
Mar 17th, 2016
Read moreAdvanced energy storage material gets unprecedented nanoscale analysis
Scientists have combined advanced in-situ microscopy and theoretical calculations to uncover important clues to the properties of a promising next-generation energy storage material for supercapacitors and batteries.
Mar 16th, 2016
Read moreTwo-dimensional CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite: a new promising optoelectronic material
Researchers have demonstrated the world's thinnest CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite nanosheets by a two-step synthesis method through the combination of solution process to produce 2D PbI2 nanosheets and vapour-phase conversion of the PbI2 to CH3NH3PbI3 nanosheets.
Mar 16th, 2016
Read moreScratching the surface: Real-time monitoring of surface changes at the atomic level
Researchers have developed a technique that allows them to follow physical processes occurring at surfaces of materials at the atomic level in situ and in real time.
Mar 16th, 2016
Read moreNew techniques provide new insight into performance-robbing flaws in crystalline structures
The discovery synchronizes microscopy, ultra-short pulses of laser light and data analytics to extract images with single-pixel precision, providing unprecedented detail.
Mar 15th, 2016
Read moreMaking electronics safer with perovskites
Researchers in Japan have developed a method to improve the insulating properties of an oxynitride perovskite for potential use as a ceramic capacitor.
Mar 15th, 2016
Read moreNew graphene-coated e-fabrics detect noxious gases
Scientists have developed wearable, graphene-coated fabrics that can detect dangerous gases present in the air, alerting the wearer by turning on an LED light.
Mar 15th, 2016
Read moreScientists develop a 100 times faster type of memory cell based on superconductors
A group of scientists has developed a fundamentally new type of memory cell based on superconductors ? this type of memory will be able to work hundreds of times faster than the types of memory devices commonly used today.
Mar 15th, 2016
Read moreNew research maps nanoparticles in tissue using hyperspectral imaging
This research presents a method for utilizing enhanced darkfield microscopy (EDFM) and hyperspectral imaging (HSI) to easily and rapidly image nanoparticles in tissues from toxicology studies and map the distribution of nanoparticles throughout biological samples based on elemental composition.
Mar 15th, 2016
Read moreLaser beams with a 'twist'
Researchers have demonstrated a new type of laser that is able to produce laser beams 'with a twist' as its output. The outputs and superpositions of the new type of laser form a set of beams, called vector vortex beams.
Mar 15th, 2016
Read moreNanostructures promise big impact on higher-speed, lower-power optical devices
With new technology getting smaller and smaller, requiring lower power, physics research points to new robust electronic technologies using quantum nanowire structures.
Mar 15th, 2016
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