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Researchers synthesize carbon nanotubes with precise chirality

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Researchers have achieved a significant breakthrough in the synthesis of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) by developing a novel catalyst that allows for precise control over their atomic arrangement, known as chirality. This advancement paves the way for t...

Oct 22, 2024

Flexible thermoelectric fibers for wearables maintain stable energy performance in extreme environments

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A thermoelectric material that can be used in wearable devices such as smart clothing and maintains stable thermal energy performance even in extreme environments has been developed by a team of Korean researchers. It has dramatically resolved the...

Oct 22, 2024

Specially designed transistors allow researchers to 'hear' defects in a promising nanomaterial

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An international research team led by NYU Tandon School of Engineering and KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) has pioneered a new technique to identify and characterize atomic-scale defects in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN),...

Oct 22, 2024

Novel platform integrates 2D polaritons with detection system for miniaturized spectrometers

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Polaritons are coupled excitations of electromagnetic waves with either charged particles or vibrations in the atomic lattice of a given material. They are widely used in nanophotonics because of their ability to confine light at extremely small v...

Oct 22, 2024

Novel 2D electro-polaritonic platform for future miniaturized spectrometers

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Researchers present the integration of a detector system and a polaritonic platform in the same 2D material, enabling for the first time the detection of 2D polaritonic nanoresonators with spectral resolution. The device is suitable for miniaturiz...

Oct 22, 2024

Going chiral: Breakthrough in synthesizing carbon nanotubes with precise chirality

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Researchers have achieved a significant breakthrough in the synthesis of carbon nanotubes, also known as the 'king of nanomaterials.'

Oct 22, 2024

Breakthrough in synthesizing carbon nanotubes with precise chirality

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have achieved a significant breakthrough in the synthesis of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) by developing a novel catalyst that allows for precise control over their atomic arrangement, known as chirality. This advancement paves the way for t...

Oct 22, 2024

Researchers succeed in taking 3D x-ray images of a skyrmion

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A difficult-to-describe nanoscale object called the magnetic skyrmion might one day yield new microelectronic devices that can do much more — for example, massive data storage — all while consuming much less power.

Oct 22, 2024

Femtosecond-fieldoscopy accesses molecules fingerprints at near-infrared spectral range

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In a breakthrough that could revolutionise biomarker detection, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light have developed a novel technique called ‘femtosecond-fieldoscopy’. This method enables the precise measurement of minu...

Oct 22, 2024

Detector system integrated with 2D material enables spectral detection of polaritons

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Polaritons are coupled excitations of electromagnetic waves with either charged particles or vibrations in the atomic lattice of a given material. They are widely used in nanophotonics because of their ability to confine light at extremely small v...

Oct 22, 2024

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