Materials researchers has developed a new type of light-emitting diode, or LED, using an organic-inorganic hybrid that could lead to cheaper, brighter and mass produced lights and displays in the future.
Nov 17th, 2015
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Researchers have found a way to control the desired conducting properties of topological insulators more precisely and reliably than ever before.
Nov 17th, 2015
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A simple, ultrasensitive microRNA sensor holds promise for the design of new diagnostic strategies and, potentially, for the prognosis and treatment of pancreatic and other cancers.
Nov 17th, 2015
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Researchers have produced the world's first integrated flexoelectric microelectromechanical system on silicon.
Nov 17th, 2015
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Researchers are on pace to develop the next generation of functional materials that could enable the mapping of the complex neural connections in the brain. The ultimate goal is to better understand how the billions of neurons in the brain communicate with one another during normal brain function, or dysfunction, as result of injury or disease.
Nov 17th, 2015
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Scientists have demonstrated for the first time how electrons are transported from a superconductor through a quantum dot into a metal with normal conductivity. This transport process through a quantum dot had already been calculated theoretically in the nineties, but scientists at the University of Basel have now succeeded in proving the theory with measurements.
Nov 17th, 2015
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Scientists have developed a new catalyst material, graphene containing oriented metal nanoparticles, for organic reactions in the manufacture of drugs and pesticides. Aside from the material itself, the work's main contribution lies in the single-step process by which it is obtained.
Nov 17th, 2015
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The material has built-in mechanical tension that changes shape when you apply electrical voltage, or that generates electricity if you change its shape.
Nov 17th, 2015
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By slipping springy polystyrene molecules between layers of tough yet brittle composites, researchers made materials stronger and more flexible, in the process demonstrating the theoretical limits of how far this toughening technique could go.
Nov 17th, 2015
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Scientists have developed a new method that can 'see' inside dispersed cubosomes (dispersed cubic liquid crystalline phases) with unprecedented detail. The breakthrough can help to improve their design significantly for better drug or nutrient delivery.
Nov 17th, 2015
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Scientists used an infrared laser to cool water by about 36 degrees Fahrenheit - a major breakthrough in the field.
Nov 17th, 2015
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A new type of symmetry operation has the potential to quicken the search for new advanced materials that range from tougher steels to new types of electronic, magnetic, and thermal materials. With further developments, this technique could also impact the fields of computational materials design.
Nov 17th, 2015
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A new filter with the widest tuning span ever demonstrated on a silicon chip could help provide the low-cost flexibility needed for the next generation of high-speed optical networks.
Nov 16th, 2015
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Researchers have demonstrated an electrically-controllable valley current device that may pave the way to ultra-low-power 'valleytronics' devices.
Nov 16th, 2015
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Scientists have also been able to steer this trapped light across the surface of the graphene, without the need for any nanoscale devices. This dual breakthrough opens up a host of opportunities for advances in pivotal electronic products, such as sensors and miniaturised integrated circuits.
Nov 16th, 2015
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Strongest possible proof obtained that using entanglement to write executable software code for quantum computers is indeed possible.
Nov 16th, 2015
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