Structure may reveal conditions needed for high-temperature superconductivity.
Feb 1, 2021
Titanium dioxide nanoparticles decorated by gold absorb about 96% of the solar spectrum and turn it into heat. The material can accelerate the evaporation in desalination plants up to 2.5 times and can track hazardous molecules and compounds.
Feb 1, 2021
When two sheets of graphene are stacked atop each other at just the right angle, the layered structure morphs into an unconventional superconductor, allowing electric currents to pass through without resistance or wasted energy.
Feb 1, 2021
An intelligent material that learns by physically changing itself, similar to how the human brain works, could be the foundation of a completely new generation of computers. Radboud physicists working toward this so-called "quantum brain"...
Feb 1, 2021
The development of pharmaceutical treatments is difficult -- clinicians and researchers know a certain drug can regulate particular functions, but they might not know how it actually works. Researchers have developed a new, streamlined method to b...
Feb 1, 2021
Join the audience for a live webinar on 24 February 2021 sponsored by Hiden Analytical and Agilent Technologies, in partnership with IUVSTA The post Focused Ion Beam: a ‘tool’ for micro/nano fabrication and characterization appeared first on Physi...
Feb 1, 2021
Inspired by chiral molecular structures, scientists are developing strategies to build artificial chiral materials by mimicking natural molecular structures using functional materials. Specifically, metal nanomaterials exhibit tailorable optical p...
Feb 1, 2021
Oxford Instruments NanoScience reckons its Proteox dilution refrigerator will help researchers and start-ups to fast-track the development of next-generation quantum technologies The post Think modular, think flexible: unlocking innovation in quan...
Feb 1, 2021
A collaborative team of materials scientists and theoretical chemists provide hybrid perovskite nanoparticles that are high-efficiency light emitters by using a comprehensive defect-suppression strategy. New... The post New Strategies for Designi...
Feb 1, 2021
Researchers developed a hybrid supercapacitor which has a capacitor-type titanium carbide-based negative electrode and a battery-type graphene-hybrid positive electrode.
Feb 1, 2021
