Material scientists from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) joined an international team of researchers to develop new nanocomposite ceramics (Ho3+:Y2O3-MgO) that can be employed in high-capacity laser systems operating in the medium infrared r...
Oct 22, 2020
A multidisciplinary group that studies the physical and chemical properties of insect wings has demonstrated the ability to reproduce the nanostructures that help cicada wings repel water and prevent bacteria from establishing on the surface. The ...
Oct 22, 2020
Researchers at ETH have demonstrated a new technique for carrying out sensitive quantum operations on atoms. In this technique, the control laser light is delivered directly inside a chip. This should make it possible to build large-scale quantum ...
Oct 22, 2020
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered a way to control the growth of twisting, microscopic spirals of materials just one atom thick. The continuously twisting stacks of two-dimensional materials built by a team led by U...
Oct 22, 2020
Imagine a mobile phone charger that doesn’t need a wireless or main power source. Or a pacemaker with inbuilt organic energy sources within the human... The post Good Vibrations for New Energy: Nanogenerator “Scavenges” Power From Surroundings ap...
Oct 21, 2020
New technology could deliver “clean, limitless, low-voltage power for small devices” The post Rippling graphene harvests thermal energy appeared first on Physics World.
Oct 21, 2020
Some people love spicy food—the hotter, the better. Others go out of their way to avoid the palate-singeing burn of capsaicin, the compound that gives chili peppers their kick. Now, researchers have developed a portable device (whimsically shaped ...
Oct 21, 2020
According to the Mayo Clinic, about 15% of couples are infertile, and male infertility plays a role in over one-third of these cases. Often, problems with sperm development are to blame. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Nano have found a way to d...
Oct 21, 2020
Graphenea has been named Best Graphene Firm of 2020 by an international committee of 40 jury members of the international Committee of the conference Graphchina 2020. The Best Graphene Firm Award hi...
Oct 21, 2020
Imagine a mobile phone charger that doesn't need a wireless or mains power source. Or a pacemaker with inbuilt organic energy sources within the human body. Researchers are picking up the challenge of 'scavenging' invisible power fr...
Oct 21, 2020
