Strain engineering can significantly manipulate the two-dimensional (2D) materials' electronic and optical properties, which endow it the potential applications in optoelectronics and nanophotonics.
Nov 23, 2020
When light falls on a material, such as a green leaf or the retina, certain molecules transport energy and charge. This ultimately leads to the separation of charges and the generation of electricity. Molecular funnels, so-called conical intersect...
Nov 23, 2020
Scientists are working on new materials to create neuromorphic computers with a design based on the human brain. A crucial component is a memristive device, the resistance of which depends on the history of the device—just as the response of neuro...
Nov 23, 2020
Current chemotherapy regimens slow cancer progression and save lives, but these powerful drugs affect both healthy and cancerous
Nov 23, 2020
The Welsh government is backing a cutting-edge science project at Swansea University that changes waste plastics into highly valuable compounds for the energy industries. Deputy Minister for Housing...
Nov 23, 2020
Researchers across the globe have been studying new materials to develop neuromorphic computers, with a design based on the human brain. The combination with graphene opens up a new path to...
Nov 23, 2020
Physicists have succeeded in fully integrating nanodiamonds into nanophotonic circuits and at the same time addressing several of these nanodiamonds optically. The study creates the basis for future applications in the field of quantum sensing sch...
Nov 23, 2020
Trapping and controlling electrons in bilayer graphene quantum dots yields a promising platform for quantum information technologies. Researchers at UC Santa Cruz have now achieved the first direct visualization of quantum dots in bilayer graphene...
Nov 23, 2020
Engineers reveal how zinc oxide nanoneedles and droplet hydrodynamics can stop pathogens.
Nov 23, 2020
Multifunctional materials were designed to allow self-diagnostic monitoring through an inexpensive technique. These materials were created by adding the carbon nanoparticles to polymer matrices. Essentially, the use of such materials has the poten...
Nov 23, 2020
