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Scientists shave ‘hairs’ off nanocrystals to improve their electronic properties

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A new study introduces a breakthrough in making nanocrystals function together electronically. The research may open the doors to future devices with new abilities.

Mar 24, 2022

Scientists shave 'hairs' off nanocrystals to improve their electronic properties

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You can carry an entire computer in your pocket today because the technological building blocks have been getting smaller and smaller since the 1950s. But in order to create future generations of electronics—such as more powerful phones, more effi...

Mar 24, 2022

Molecular Photochemistry: Rapid Spin-Flip in Colloidal Nanocrystals To Generate Molecular Triplets

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A research group led by Prof. WU Kaifeng from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) revealed the... The post Molecular Photochemistry: Rapid Spin-Flip in Colloidal Nanocrystals To Generate Molecu...

Mar 24, 2022

Light derails electrons through graphene

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Researchers have experimentally caused electrons to bend in bilayer graphene with the use of light. The way electrons flow in materials determine its electronic properties. For example, when a voltage is sustained across a conducting material, ele...

Mar 24, 2022

Light derails electrons through graphene

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The way electrons flow in a material determines its electronic properties. For example, when a voltage is sustained across a conducting material, electrons start flowing, generating an electrical current. These electrons are often thought to flow ...

Mar 24, 2022

Nanophotonic patterns make scintillators shine brighter

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Large increase in light output could lead to better medical imaging The post Nanophotonic patterns make scintillators shine brighter appeared first on Physics World.

Mar 24, 2022

Health risk due to micro- and nanoplastics in food

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Five grams of plastic particles on average enter the human gastrointestinal tract per person per week. This is roughly equivalent to the weight of a credit card. Whether ingested micro- and nanoplastics pose a health risk is being investigated in ...

Mar 24, 2022

Robust and Reliable Quantum Computing

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A new programme called RoaRQ and funded by a £3m grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, will establish a vibrant and cross-disciplinary community of researchers in universities – including University of Bristol – in qua...

Mar 24, 2022

Nanoscale Machines Devised for Greater Functions Inspired by Nature

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Researchers recently engineered nanoscale machines inspired by nature. Find out how these inventions allow for greater functional range using DNA components.

Mar 24, 2022

Strain Induces Pseudo-Electromagnetic Fields to Guide Electron Motion in Graphene

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Graphene, when spread across a wavy surface, provides a glimpse of one possible future of two-dimensional electronics. A theory by Rice researchers suggests growing graphene on a surface that...

Mar 24, 2022

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