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Researchers use AI to accelerate the chase for safer, better batteries
As the clean transition drives uptake of electric vehicles and energy storage for an electricity grid with ever greater dependence on variable renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, the danger from battery fires ...
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May 31, 2024
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A review of progress and outlook for photodetectors based on graphene–semiconductor hybrid structures
A recent review summarizes the progress made in graphene-semiconductor hybrid photodetectors over the past decade. It begins by introducing key photodetector performance indicators, providing the basis for an accurate performance ...
Nanomaterials
May 31, 2024
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Nasty pollutant shown to be the missing ingredient for carbon nanotube films for touchscreens and solar cells
Skoltech scientists have proposed a fast, scalable, wasteless chemical treatment technique for endowing carbon nanotube films with all the right properties to improve the performance of solar panels, touchscreens, and more.
Nanomaterials
May 31, 2024
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Novel neural network framework advances large-scale simulations of zeolites
The Nanomaterials Modeling group of Dr. Grajciar and Dr. Heard from the Faculty of Science, Charles University develops and applies a range of computational methods to study materials with significant industrial potential ...
Nanomaterials
May 31, 2024
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A 20-year-old puzzle solved: Researchers reveal the 'three-dimensional vortex' of zero-dimensional ferroelectrics
Materials that can maintain a magnetized state by themselves without an external magnetic field (i.e., permanent magnets) are called ferromagnets. Ferroelectrics can be thought of as the electric counterpart to ferromagnets, ...
Nanophysics
May 31, 2024
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A nanomaterial one-two punch quickly heals wounds in diabetic animal model
Wounds that are superficial for some can be life-threatening for others. With diabetic wounds, healing can be slow, particularly in the feet, increasing the tissue's susceptibility to infection. Foot ulcers and other diabetic ...
Bio & Medicine
May 31, 2024
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Controlling ion transport for a blue energy future: Research highlights the potential of nanopore membranes
Blue energy has the potential to provide a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. In simple terms, it involves harnessing the energy produced when the ions in a salt solution move from high to low concentrations.
Nanomaterials
May 30, 2024
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Nanoscale engineering brings light-twisting materials to more extreme settings
Imaging the hot turbulence of aircraft propulsion systems may now be possible with sturdy sheets of composite materials that twist light beams, according to research led by the University of Michigan and Air Force Research ...
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May 30, 2024
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Scientists create the thinnest lens on Earth, enabled by excitons
Lenses are used to bend and focus light. Normal lenses rely on their curved shape to achieve this effect, but physicists from the University of Amsterdam and Stanford University have made a flat lens of only three atoms thick ...
Nanophysics
May 30, 2024
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Study reveals potential of superparaelectric materials as gate dielectrics in next-gen microelectronics
In our communication-centered society, Moore's law sets a high expectation for the increasing rate of the packing density of Si-based transistors. This drives the search for thickness-scalable high dielectric constant (high ...
Nanophysics
May 30, 2024
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Molybdenum boride ceramics developed for harsh environment SERS detection
A research team has successfully synthesized three different crystalline phases of molybdenum boride with a strong Raman signal enhancement performance.
Nanophysics
May 30, 2024
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New wind speed sensor uses minimal power for advanced weather tracking
Researchers have unveiled a pioneering breeze wake-up anemometer (B-WA), employing a rolling-bearing triboelectric nanogenerator (RB-TENG) that provides a new strategy for low-energy consumption environmental monitoring. ...
Nanomaterials
May 29, 2024
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Researchers realize controlled synthesis of Au-Ag heterodimer arrays for high-resolution encrypted information
Recently, a research group from Hefei Institutes of Physical Sciences of Chinese Academy of Sciences, developed an antielectric potential growth method for large-area preparation of Au-Ag heterodimer arrays. The prepared ...
Nanomaterials
May 29, 2024
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Researchers develop efficient tandem catalyst to enhance nitrate electroreduction to ammonia
A research team has designed a tandem catalyst to improve the electroreduction of nitrate into ammonia. By coupling Cu single atom catalysts with adjacent Co3O4 nanosheets, the team successfully regulated the adsorption energy ...
Nanomaterials
May 29, 2024
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Computational lens unmasks hidden 3D information from a single 2D micrograph
National University of Singapore (NUS) physicists have developed a computational imaging technique to extract three-dimensional (3D) information from a single two-dimensional (2D) electron micrograph. This method can be readily ...
Nanophysics
May 29, 2024
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Researchers create materials with unique combination of stiffness, thermal insulation
Researchers have demonstrated the ability to engineer materials that are both stiff and capable of insulating against heat. This combination of properties is extremely unusual and holds promise for a range of applications, ...
Nanomaterials
May 29, 2024
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Engineers link oxygen to graphene quality and develop new techniques to reproducibly make the material at scale
Graphene has been called "the wonder material of the 21st century." Since its discovery in 2004, the material—a single layer of carbon atoms—has been touted for its host of unique properties, which include ultra-high ...
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May 29, 2024
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New device precisely controls photon emission for more efficient portable screens
Recently, a team of chemists, mathematicians, physicists and nano-engineers at the University of Twente in the Netherlands developed a device to control the emission of photons with unprecedented precision. This technology ...
Nanophysics
May 29, 2024
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Researchers successfully fabricate NiS ultrafine nanorods with separated symmetry along two directions
Crystal symmetry is a fundamental concept in materials science, playing a crucial role in determining structure-property relationships. Typically, a crystal is a solid composed of structural units that periodically repeat ...
Nanophysics
May 28, 2024
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Novel carbon nanotube yarns can generate electricity from waste heat
In line with global efforts towards sustainability, the development of energy harvesting technologies has become a top research priority. Although renewable energy sources like wind and solar power have recently taken the ...
Nanomaterials
May 28, 2024
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