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Staying ahead of the curve with 3D curved graphene

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A team of researchers has amplified 3D graphene's electrical properties by controlling its curvature.

Nov 20, 2020

New insights into memristive devices by combining incipient ferroelectrics and graphene

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Materials scientists analyzed the behaviour of strontium titanium oxide, a platform material for memristor research and used the 2D material graphene to probe it.

Nov 20, 2020

One-way street for electrons

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists observe directed energy transport between neighbouring molecules in a nanomaterial.

Nov 20, 2020

Light-controlled nanomachine controls catalysis

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have now managed to control a catalysis reaction using a light-controlled motor. This takes us one step closer to realising the vision of a nano factory in which combinations of various machines work together, as is the case in biologi...

Nov 20, 2020

Nanobubble-controlled nanofluidic transport

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Nanofluidic platforms can offer tunable material transport for biosensing, chemical detection and filtration. Research in the past had achieved elective and controlled ion transport based on electrical, optical and chemical gating methods of compl...

Nov 20, 2020

Improving quantum dot interactions, one layer at a time

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Scientists have found a way to control an interaction between quantum dots that could greatly improve charge transport, leading to more efficient solar cells.

Nov 20, 2020

Staying ahead of the curve with 3-D curved graphene

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A team of researchers has amplified 3-D graphene's electrical properties by controlling its curvature.

Nov 20, 2020

Enhancing quantum dot solar cell efficiency to 11.53%

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A novel technology that can improve the efficiency of quantum dot solar cells to 11.53% has been unveiled. Published in the February 2020 issue of Advanced Energy Materials, it has been evaluated as a study that solved the challenges posed by the ...

Nov 20, 2020

Tracking Photons in the Infrared

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists from NUST MISIS Technological Initiative Center are developing a prototype of an infrared photon video detector. The camera, believed to be the first of its kind, will have applications in secure communications including satellite, quan...

Nov 20, 2020

New Method Predicts Forces Between Peculiarly Shaped Nanoparticles

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

At Duke University, materials scientists have developed a simple technique for computing the attractive forces that allow nanoparticles to assemble on their own into bigger structures. Overview of...

Nov 20, 2020

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