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Adhesive tape generates electricity for wearable biosensors and energy harvesting

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Researchers show store-bought tape can power wearables by converting movement into electricity using a triboelectric nanogenerator.

May 17, 2025

Acer unveils Predator Triton 14 AI laptop with graphene cooling tech

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PC maker Acer has released multiple announcements about new and upcoming AI-powered laptops, desktops, earbuds, and smart rings. Among these, the Company unveiled a slim Predator Triton 14 AI gaming laptop which Acer called 'the industry'...

May 17, 2025

Designing the future of clean energy: 2D Janus heterobilayers lead the way

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What if there were an efficient method to produce a viable, environmentally friendly alternative to fossil fuels using the power of sunlight? A significant discovery by researchers at Tohoku University and the University of Science, Vietnam Nation...

May 16, 2025

Finely-tuned TiO₂ nanorod arrays enhance solar cell efficiency

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A research team led by Prof. Wang Mingtai at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a finely tuned method for growing titanium dioxide nanorod arrays (TiO2-NA) with controllable spacing without ch...

May 16, 2025

Janus heterobilayers may be the key to efficiently creating clean hydrogen fuels

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Researchers identified critical factors in two-dimensional (2D) Janus heterobilayers for green energy conversion.

May 16, 2025

Tuning TiO2 nanorod arrays enhances solar cell efficiency

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Researchers developed a finely tuned method for growing titanium dioxide nanorod arrays with controllable spacing without changing individual rod size and demonstrated its application in high-performance solar cells.

May 16, 2025

Scientists detect tiny atomic motion in crystals

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Researchers developed an optical method with record sensitivity to detect ultra-weak atomic motion, enabling new ways to study ultrafast processes in materials.

May 16, 2025

Molecular movie reveals how antibiotic resistance to fusidic acid works

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Scientists uncovered how the resistance protein FusB deflects fusidic acid in bacteria, using atomic-level imaging to reveal a crowbar-like resistance mechanism.

May 16, 2025

Lightweight microlattices achieve high stiffness through hierarchical rotating cube structures

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Researchers engineer a new class of microlattice materials with enhanced stiffness-to-density ratios and giant negative Poisson's ratios, ideal for lightweight applications.

May 16, 2025

Graphene-enhanced zinc-ion batteries as a safe, scalable, and high-performance energy storage solution

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Zinc-ion batteries based on water-based electrolytes are inherently safe, environmentally friendly, and economically viable. They also mitigate fire risks and thermal runaway issues associated with their lithium-based counterparts, which makes the...

May 16, 2025

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