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International research project investigates photosensitive carbon nanoparticles

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An international team of researchers, including researchers from Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) headed by Prof. Dr. Dirk M. Guldi have now managed to identify the fundamental problems relating to the photophysics and photo...

Dec 14, 2020

Industrial waste is reused to produce alternatives to plastic

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In Brazil, researchers at São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Ilha Solteira have developed a film that can replace plastic in food packaging. The film is made from hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) and bacterial cellulose scraps left over fro...

Dec 14, 2020

Toward imperceptible electronics that you cannot see or feel

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Transparent electronics—such as head-up displays that allow pilots to read flight data while keeping their eyes ahead of them—improve safety and allow users to access data while in transit. For healthcare applications, the electronics need to not ...

Dec 14, 2020

Magnetically controlled, hydrogel-based smart transformers

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While the film "Transformers" introduced intelligent robots that morphed between shapes with multiple functionalities, researchers are developing intelligent soft transformers to significantly accelerate research applications in the lab....

Dec 14, 2020

When less is more: A single layer of atoms boosts the nonlinear generation of light

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In a new study an international research team led by the University of Vienna has shown that structures built around a single layer of graphene allow for strong optical nonlinearities that can convert light. The team achieved this by using nanomet...

Dec 14, 2020

Photosensitive carbon nanoparticles investigated: Paving the way for using carbon nanocolloids in technological applications

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Researchers have now managed to identify the fundamental problems relating to the photophysics and photochemistry of carbon nanocolloids (CNC), and ascertain possible approaches for research into these readily available, non-toxic and adaptable na...

Dec 14, 2020

'Magic' angle graphene and the creation of unexpected topological quantum states

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Electrons inhabit a strange and topsy-turvy world. These infinitesimally small particles have never ceased to amaze and mystify despite the more than a century that scientists have studied them. Now, in an even more amazing twist, physicists have ...

Dec 14, 2020

When less is more: A single layer of atoms boosts the nonlinear generation of light

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers show that structures built around a single layer of graphene allow for strong optical nonlinearities that can convert light.

Dec 14, 2020

Researchers investigate photosensitive carbon nanoparticles

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have managed to identify the fundamental problems relating to the photophysics and photochemistry of carbon nanocolloids, and ascertain possible approaches for research into these readily available, non-toxic and adaptable nanomaterials.

Dec 14, 2020

'Magic' angle graphene and the creation of unexpected topological quantum states

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Electrons inhabit a strange and topsy-turvy world. These infinitesimally small particles have never ceased to amaze and mystify despite the more than a century that scientists have studied them. Now, in an even more amazing twist, physicists have ...

Dec 14, 2020

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