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Dirac Electrons Come Back to Life in Magic-Angle Graphene – Unusual Breaking of Symmetry

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A new symmetry-broken parent state discovered in twisted bilayer graphene. In 2018 it was discovered that two layers of graphene twisted one with respect to... The post Dirac Electrons Come Back to Life in Magic-Angle Graphene – Unusual Breaking ...

Jun 28, 2020

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Process for 'two-faced' nanomaterials may aid energy, information tech

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A team led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory used a simple process to implant atoms precisely into the top layers of ultra-thin crystals, yielding two-sided structures with d...

Jun 27, 2020

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Cellulose for manufacturing advanced materials: A review of the scientific literature made at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) highlights the potential of hybrid materials based on cellulose nanocrystals

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Erlantz Lizundia-Fernandez, who lectures in the UPV/EHU's Department of Graphic Design and Engineering Projects, works with renewable polymers. "We are seeking to drive forward the circular economy so...

Jun 27, 2020

Fluorocarbon Bonds Are No Match for New Light-Powered Nanocatalyst

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Lab Unveils Catalyst That Can Break Problematic C-F Bonds Rice University engineers have created a light-powered catalyst that can break the strong chemical bonds in... The post Fluorocarbon Bonds Are No Match for New Light-Powered Nanocatalyst a...

Jun 27, 2020

'Simulation microscope' examines transistors of the future

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Since the discovery of graphene, two-dimensional materials have been the focus of materials research. Among other things, they could be used to build tiny, high-performance transistors. Researchers at ETH Zurich and EPF Lausanne have now simulated...

Jun 26, 2020

Chemists Achieve Breakthrough in the Synthesis of Graphene Nanoribbons

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Graphene Nanoribbons might soon be much easier to produce. An international research team led by Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the U.S. has succeeded in producing ...

Jun 26, 2020

Process for 'two-faced' nanomaterials may aid energy, information tech

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A team used a simple process to implant atoms precisely into the top layers of ultra-thin crystals, yielding two-sided structures with different chemical compositions. The resulting materials, known as Janus structures after the two-faced Roman go...

Jun 26, 2020

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Researchers discover new boron-lanthanide nanostructure

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The discovery of carbon nanostructures like two-dimensional graphene and soccer ball-shaped buckyballs helped to launch a nanotechnology revolution. In recent years, researchers from Brown University...

Jun 26, 2020

Cellulose for manufacturing advanced materials

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The last decade has seen an increase in scientific publications and patents on cellulose, the most abundant natural polymer. By reviewing these papers, a researcher in the UPV/EHU's Department of Graphic Design and Engineering Projects has ex...

Jun 26, 2020

Integrated Platform for Visible-Light Chip Could Further Miniaturization

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To support the miniaturization of optical devices and components, a scientific team led by researchers at ITMO University has devised a quick, affordable method to make visible-light nanophotonic chips. The light source for the chip can be grown d...

Jun 26, 2020

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