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New way to check the quality of nanomaterials like graphene

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A new way to check the quality of nanomaterials like graphene has emerged.

Aug 12, 2020

Porous liquids allow for efficient gas separation

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Scientists have developed 'porous liquids': Nanoparticles, that are able to separate gas molecules of different sizes from each other, float - finely distributed - in a solvent. The porous liquids may be processed into membranes that eff...

Aug 12, 2020

New advance in superconductors with 'twist' in rhombohedral graphite

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An international research team has revealed a nanomaterial that mirrors the 'magic angle' effect originally found in a complex human-made structure known as twisted bilayer graphene -- a key area of study in physics in recent years.

Aug 12, 2020

Quantum researchers create an error-correcting cat

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Physicists have developed an error-correcting cat -- a new device that combines the Schrödinger's cat concept of superposition (a physical system existing in two states at once) with the ability to fix some of the trickiest errors in a quantu...

Aug 12, 2020

New advance in superconductors with 'twist' in rhombohedral graphite

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Researchers have revealed a nanomaterial that mirrors the 'magic angle' effect originally found in a complex man-made structure known as twisted bilayer graphene.

Aug 12, 2020

New advance in superconductors with 'twist' in rhombohedral graphite

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An international research team led by The University of Manchester has revealed a nanomaterial that mirrors the "magic angle" effect originally found in a complex man-made structure known as twisted bilayer graphene—a key area of study i...

Aug 12, 2020

Upcycling plastic waste toward sustainable energy storage: Simple process transforms PET plastic into a nanomaterial for energy storage

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Engineering professors and their students have been working for years on creating improved energy storage materials from sustainable sources, such as glass bottles, beach sand, Silly Putty, and portabella mushrooms. Now they have turned plastic so...

Aug 12, 2020

Nanotubes in the eye that help us see: Researchers find a new structure by which cells in the retina communicate with each other, regulating blood supply to keep vision intact

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A new mechanism of blood redistribution that is essential for the proper functioning of the adult retina has just been discovered in vivo.

Aug 12, 2020

Quantum materials quest could benefit from graphene that buckles: Cooled graphene mimics effect of enormous magnetic fields that would benefit electronics

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Graphene buckles when cooled while attached to a flat surface, resulting in pucker patterns that could benefit the search for novel quantum materials and superconductors, according to new research.

Aug 12, 2020

Quantum materials quest could benefit from graphene that buckles

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Graphene, an extremely thin two-dimensional layer of the graphite used in pencils, buckles when cooled while attached to a flat surface, resulting in beautiful pucker patterns that could benefit the search for novel quantum materials and supercond...

Aug 12, 2020

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