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Interplay between charge order and superconductivity at nanoscale

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Scientists have been relentlessly working on understanding the fundamental mechanisms at the base of high-temperature superconductivity with the ultimate goal to design and engineer new quantum materials superconducting close to room temperature.

May 20, 2022

Quantum well solar cell clocks world record efficiency of almost 40%

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Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have broken the world record for solar cell efficiency. Reaching almost 40 percent, the new device boasts the highest efficiency recorded for any type of solar cell in real-world condi...

May 20, 2022

Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace orders three surveillance satellites from NanoAvionics

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Norway's Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace (Kongsberg) has placed an order for three microsatellites with Lithuanian mission integrator NanoAvionics for a space-based maritime surveillance mission covering the North Sea area. All three satellit...

May 19, 2022

Mercedes-AMG unveils concept for its first sports EV

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Mercedes-Benz offered a glimpse today into what its all-electric future will look like. The Germany automaker released a concept for the Vision AMG, a sports EV that will be launched under its high-performance brand AMG. The low-lying, four-door c...

May 19, 2022

Tiny Möbius strip fashioned from carbon nanotube building blocks

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We have always been able to make Möbius strips out of paper, but now it is possible to make tiny versions of these unusual geometric objects using the molecular building blocks of a carbon nanotube

May 19, 2022

Tiny Möbius strip fashioned from carbon nanotube building blocks

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

We have always been able to make Möbius strips out of paper, but now it is possible to make tiny versions of these unusual geometric objects using the molecular building blocks of a carbon nanotube

May 19, 2022

A Möbius strip constructed solely of carbon atoms

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Obtaining structurally uniform nanocarbons in order to properly relate structure and function, ideally as single molecules, is a great challenge in the field of nanocarbon science. Thus, the construction of structurally uniform nanocarbons is cruc...

May 19, 2022

Möbius band constructed solely by carbon atoms

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A team has synthesized a belt-shaped molecular nanocarbon with a twisted Möbius band topology, i.e., a Möbius carbon nanobelt.

May 19, 2022

Generating ultra-violet lasers with near-infrared light through 'domino upconversion' of nanoparticles

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Strong and coherent ultraviolet light emission devices have enormous medical and industrial application potential, but generating ultraviolet light emission in an effective way has been challenging. Recently, a collaborative research team co-led b...

May 19, 2022

Highly emissive Sb3+-doped 0D cesium indium chloride nanocrystals with switchable photoluminescence

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All-inorganic lead-free luminescent metal halide nanocrystals (NCs) are very important in optoelectronics, but their applications are limited by the low photoluminescence (PL) efficiency. It is an effective approach via ns2-metal ions doping for t...

May 19, 2022

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