PEDOT, short for poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene), is a flexible, transparent film often applied to the surfaces of photographic films and electronic components to protect them from static electricity. It is also found in touch screens, organic so...
Jan 22, 2025
Microscale light-emitting diodes (micro-LEDs) are emerging as a next-generation display technology for optical communications, augmented and virtual reality, and wearable devices. Metal-halide perovskites show great potential for efficient light e...
Jan 21, 2025
Ferroelectrics at the nanoscale exhibit a wealth of polar and sometimes swirling (chiral) electromagnetic textures that not only represent fascinating physics, but also promise applications in future nanoelectronics. For example, ultra-high-densit...
Jan 21, 2025
Researchers successfully developed a multifunctional sensor based on semiconductor fibers that emulates the five human senses. The technology developed in the study is expected to be utilized in a variety of state-of-the-art technology fields, suc...
Jan 21, 2025
In a study published in Nature Communications, a research group led by Prof. Deng Dehui, Assoc. Prof. Cui Xiaoju, and Prof. Yu Liang from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has achieved highly effici...
Jan 21, 2025
Unraveling the chemical processes in soot particle filters reveals new ways to produce synthetic fuels.
Jan 21, 2025
Scientists are unlocking the secrets of halide perovskites -- a material that's poised to reshape our future by bringing us closer to a new age of energy-efficient optoelectronics. Two physics professors are studying the material at the nanos...
Jan 21, 2025
DNA-nanoparticle motors are exactly as they sound: tiny artificial motors that use the structures of DNA and RNA to propel motion by enzymatic RNA degradation. Essentially, chemical energy is converted into mechanical motion by biasing the Brownia...
Jan 21, 2025
Water molecules make up the essence of life on Earth, playing a crucial role in countless biological and chemical processes. Each water molecule, with its positively charged hydrogen atoms and negatively charged oxygen, acts as a tiny magnet that ...
Jan 21, 2025
A team of researchers from the University of Hamburg and collaborators has achieved a breakthrough by capturing images of individual nanoparticles using single X-ray attosecond pulses. This advancement, which has been published in Nature Communica...
Jan 21, 2025
