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Electrically focus-tuneable ultrathin lens for high-resolution square subpixels

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Researchers have invented an electrically focus-tunable, graphene-based ultrathin subpixel square lens device that demonstrates excellent focusing performance.

Jul 6, 2020

A highly effective and safe nanocrystal to combat dangers of radiation

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Inducing surface strain to CeO2/Mn3O4 heterostructured nanocrystals can enhance antioxidant properties.

Jul 6, 2020

2D semiconductors found to be close-to-ideal fractional quantum hall platform

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Researchers discover a quantum fluid - fractional quantum Hall states, one of the most delicate phases of matter - in a monolayer 2D semiconductor; finding could provide a unique test platform for future applications in quantum computing.

Jul 6, 2020

Fast-charging and high-capacity nanomesh-based cathodes for Li-ion batteries

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The concept of nanostructuring of battery electrodes is not new; it has been frequently employed to improve the charging speed and, in some cases, stability of Li-ion electrodes. Researchers now demonstrated 3D-interconnected Ni nanowire meshes as...

Jul 6, 2020

Researchers Use Graphene to Improve Performance and Stability of Solar Cells

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A research team, affiliated with Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), has developed an innovative electrode that is expected to considerably enhance the stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs).

Jul 6, 2020

Atomic 'Swiss army knife' precisely measures materials for quantum computers

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Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a novel instrument that can make three kinds of atom-scale measurements simultaneously.

Jul 6, 2020

Electrically focus-tuneable ultrathin lens for high-resolution square subpixels

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In accordance to rising demand of high-resolution, ultrathin lens device for display panels, the scientists from Korea, UK, and USA have invented an electrically focus-tunable, graphene-based ultrathin subpixel square lens device that demonstrates...

Jul 6, 2020

2D semiconductors found to be close-to-ideal fractional quantum hall platform

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Columbia University researchers report that they have observed a quantum fluid known as the fractional quantum Hall states (FQHS), one of the most delicate phases of matter, for the first time in a monolayer 2D semiconductor. Their findings demons...

Jul 6, 2020

Low-threshold topological nanolasers based on the second-order corner state

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Topological lasers are immune to imperfections and disorder, which are mostly at microscale. The topological nanolaser with small footprint, low threshold and high energy-efficiency has yet to be explored. Scientists in China demonstrated a topolo...

Jul 6, 2020

Measure Squeezing With High-Precision Using Thermal Fluctuations of a Nanostring

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Scientists at the Department of Physics at the University of Konstanz have developed a completely new method of measuring squeezing – a potential starting point... The post Measure Squeezing With High-Precision Using Thermal Fluctuations of a Nan...

Jul 4, 2020

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