An atypical protostar
At the centre of this image, captured by ESA's Herschel space observatory, is a truly peculiar cosmic object: a star named IRAS 19312+1950.
Astronomy
Aug 30, 2016
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Scientists detect thermal boundary that hinders ultracold experiments
Rice University scientists who analyze the properties of materials as small as a single molecule have encountered a challenge that appears at very low temperatures.
Nanophysics
Jul 28, 2016
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Integration of novel materials with silicon chips makes new 'smart' devices possible
Researchers from North Carolina State University and the U.S. Army Research Office have developed a way to integrate novel functional materials onto a computer chip, allowing the creation of new smart devices and systems.
Condensed Matter
Jul 21, 2016
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Engineers use rust to build a solar-powered battery
The recent crash in oil prices notwithstanding, an economy based on fossil fuels seems unsustainable. Supplies of oil, coal and similar fuels are finite, and even if new sources are found, global warming must be considered. ...
Materials Science
Feb 26, 2016
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Infrared encoding of images with metasurfaces
Researchers at MINAO, a joint lab between The French Aerospace Lab in Palaiseau and the Laboratoire de Photonique et de Nanostructures in Marcoussis, have recently demonstrated metamaterial resonators that allow emission ...
General Physics
Dec 24, 2015
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Graphene as a front contact for silicon-perovskite tandem solar cells
Silicon absorbers primarily convert the red portion of the solar spectrum very effectively into electrical energy, whereas the blue portions are partially lost as heat. To reduce this loss, the silicon cell can be combined ...
Nanomaterials
Oct 2, 2015
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Researchers find nanowires have unusually pronounced 'anelastic' properties
Researchers from North Carolina State University and Brown University have found that nanoscale wires (nanowires) made of common semiconductor materials have a pronounced anelasticity - meaning that the wires, when bent, ...
Nanophysics
Jul 13, 2015
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Chemists' synthesis of silicon oxides opens 'new world in a grain of sand'
In an effort that reaches back to the 19th-century laboratories of Europe, a discovery by University of Georgia chemistry researchers establishes new research possibilities for silicon chemistry and the semiconductor industry.
Materials Science
Apr 23, 2015
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Chemists make new silicon-based nanomaterials
Chemists from Brown University have found a way to make new 2-D, graphene-like semiconducting nanomaterials using an old standby of the semiconductor world: silicon.
Nanomaterials
Mar 26, 2015
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Cheap, environmentally friendly solar cells are produced by minimizing disruptive surface layers
By tailoring the interface between the two sections of a solar cell, A*STAR researchers have produced a high-performance solar cell from the abundant and cheap materials of copper (II) oxide and silicon.
Electronics & Semiconductors
Mar 4, 2015
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