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Material research: New chemistry for ultra-thin gas sensors

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The application of zinc oxide layers in industry is manifold and ranges from the protection of degradable goods to the detection of toxic nitrogen oxide gas. Such layers can be deposited by atomic layer deposition (ALD) which employs typically che...

Jul 1, 2020

Researchers develop computational model to build better capacitors

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Researchers have developed a computational model that helps users understand how changes in the nanostructure of materials affect their conductivity - with the goal of informing the development of new energy storage devices for a wide range of ele...

Jul 1, 2020

World's widest graphene nanoribbon promises the next generation of miniaturized electronics

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With literally the thickness of one carbon atom and electrical properties that can surpass those of standard semiconductor technologies, graphene nanoribbons promise a new generation of miniaturized electronic devices. The theory, however, remains...

Jun 30, 2020

Scientists develop N-doped self-cleaning membranes that use visible light irradiation

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Researchers from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Argonne National Laboratory in the U.S. have recently employed atomic layer deposition (ALD) to fabricate visible light-activated membranes that eff...

Jun 30, 2020

Buzzing to rebuild broken bone

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Healing broken bones could get easier with a device that provides both a scaffold for the bone to grow on and electrical stimulation to urge it forward, UConn engineers reported on June 27 in the Journal of Nano Energy.

Jun 30, 2020

Biocompatible, piezoelectric nanofibers can help repair broken bones

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Healing broken bones could get easier with a device that provides both a scaffold for the bone to grow on and electrical stimulation to urge it forward.

Jun 30, 2020

Summer Intern Helps Develop New Model to Describe Defects and Errors in Quantum Computers

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A summer internship in Bilbao, Spain, has led to a paper in the prestigious journal Physical Review Letters for Jack Mayo, a Master’s student in... The post Summer Intern Helps Develop New Model to Describe Defects and Errors in Quantum Computers...

Jun 30, 2020

Researchers find contactless way to measure thickness of carbon nanotube films

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Scientists have figured out a non-invasive way to measure the thickness of single-walled carbon nanotube films, which may find applications in a wide variety of fields from solar energy to smart textiles.

Jun 30, 2020

World's widest graphene nanoribbon promises the next generation of miniaturized electronics

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Standard semiconductor technology is reaching its limit in miniaturization, but the demand for smaller electrical devices with higher performance continues to grow. The research group introduced the widest graphene nanoribbon prepared by the botto...

Jun 30, 2020

Wide graphene nanoribbon promises the next generation of miniaturized electronics

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A research group introduced the widest graphene nanoribbon prepared by the bottom-up approach with electrical properties surpassing those of silicon semiconductors, promising a new generation of miniaturized electronic devices.

Jun 30, 2020

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