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Well-formed disorder for versatile light technologies

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Researchers at ETH have managed to make an efficient material for broadband frequency doubling of light using microspheres made of disordered nanocrystals. The crucial idea for the method arose during a coffee break. In the future, the new approac...

Oct 13, 2020

Researchers discover a cell type responsible for cardiac repair after infarction

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The researcher of the Faculty of Science of the UMA Adrián Ruiz-Villalba, who is also member of the Andalusian Center for Nanomedicine and Biotechnology (BIONAND) and the Biomedical Research Institute of Malaga (IBIMA), is the first author of an i...

Oct 13, 2020

Study first to tally biomass from oceanic plastic debris using visualization method

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Scientists examined cell abundances, size, cellular carbon mass, and how photosynthetic cells differ on polymeric and glass substrates over time, exploring nanoparticle generation from plastic like polystyrene and how this might disrupt microalgae...

Oct 13, 2020

Graphene Detector Reveals THz Light’s Polarization Using Interference of Plasma Waves

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Physicists have created a broadband detector of terahertz radiation based on graphene. The device has potential for applications in communication and next-generation information transmission systems,... The post Graphene Detector Reveals THz Ligh...

Oct 12, 2020

Nanocrystals could drive explosive volcanic eruptions – Physics World

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Small concentrations of tiny nanolites can have deadly consequences The post Nanocrystals could drive explosive volcanic eruptions appeared first on Physics World.

Oct 12, 2020

Stacking and twisting graphene unlocks a rare form of magnetism: Twisting a monolayer and a bilayer sheet of graphene into a three-layer structure leads to new quantum mechanical states.

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A team of researchers has discovered that a variety of exotic electronic states, including a rare form of magnetism, can arise in a three-layer graphene structure.

Oct 12, 2020

Surface waves can help nanostructured devices keep their cool

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A research team has demonstrated that hybrid surface waves called surface phonon-polaritons provide enhanced thermal conductivity in nanoscale membranes. These surface waves can aid in the thermal management of nanostructured devices as convention...

Oct 12, 2020

Stacking and twisting graphene unlocks a rare form of magnetism

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Since the discovery of graphene more than 15 years ago, researchers have been in a global race to unlock its unique properties. Not only is graphene—a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon arranged in a hexagonal lattice—the strongest, thinnest material ...

Oct 12, 2020

Surface waves can help nanostructured devices keep their cool

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Researchers have demonstrated that hybrid surface waves called surface phonon-polaritons provide enhanced thermal conductivity in nanoscale membranes. These surface waves can aid in the thermal management of nanostructured devices as conventional ...

Oct 12, 2020

Stacking and twisting graphene unlocks a rare form of magnetism

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Twisting a monolayer and a bilayer sheet of graphene into a three-layer structure leads to new quantum mechanical states.

Oct 12, 2020

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