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Physicists find direct evidence of strong electron correlation in a 2D material

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

MIT physicists have detected electron correlations in a 2D material called ABC trilayer graphene. Understanding how electron correlations drive electrical states can help scientists engineer exotic functional materials, such as unconventional supe...

Mar 17, 2022

Paving the way to tailor-made carbon nanomaterials and more accurate energetic materials modeling

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Carbon exhibits a remarkable tendency to form nanomaterials with unusual physical and chemical properties, arising from its ability to engage in different bonding states. Many of these "next-generation" nanomaterials, which include nanod...

Mar 17, 2022

Physicists find direct evidence of strong electron correlation in a 2D material for the first time

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

In recent years, physicists have discovered materials that are able to switch their electrical character from a metal to an insulator, and even to a superconductor, which is a material in a friction-free state that allows electrons to flow with ze...

Mar 17, 2022

The Integrated Designer

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Creating integrated circuits requires a mind capable of juggling extremes of scale. On the one hand, you’re pushing electrons through components with dimensions measured in nanometers. On the other hand, there can be billions of these components ...

Mar 17, 2022

Listening to graphene yields clues to its structure – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Acoustic signals produced during manufacturing provide real-time information about the form and quality of laser-induced graphene The post Listening to graphene yields clues to its structure appeared first on Physics World.

Mar 17, 2022

Dandelion-Inspired Sensors Float on the Wind

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

As any gardener will tell you, dandelions are irritatingly effective at spreading their seeds far and wide. Researchers have now borrowed dandelions’ design principles to create wireless, battery-free sensors that can be dispersed on the wind for ...

Mar 17, 2022

Inhalable aerogel shows promise for transmission-blocking COVID-19 vaccine

Pennsylvania State University   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

An inhalable "aerogel" loaded with DNA that encodes for the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein successfully induces an immune response against COVID-19 in the lungs of mice, according to new research conducted at Penn State. The team said its aero...

Mar 17, 2022

Inhalable aerogel shows promise for transmission-blocking COVID-19 vaccine

Pennsylvania State University   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

An inhalable "aerogel" loaded with DNA that encodes for the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein successfully induces an immune response against COVID-19 in the lungs of mice, according to new research conducted at Penn State. The team said its aero...

Mar 17, 2022

Hybrid Nanobeads Suggested for Anti-Inflammatory Drug Design

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A group of researchers recently published a paper in the MDPI journal pharmaceutics that demonstrated the effectiveness of using lipid-biopolymer nanobeads as indomethacin (INDO) carriers to reduce...

Mar 17, 2022

Nanoribbons Boost Hydrogen Sensing for Rapid Detection of Gas Leaks

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In a study published recently in the journal Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, the extremely quick hydrogen (H2) sensing activity of Pd-embellished sodium titanate nanoribbons (Pd-NTO NRs) has...

Mar 17, 2022

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