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Graphene heterostructures with black phosphorus, arsenic enable new infrared detectors

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MIPT scientists and their colleagues from Japan and the U.S. have calculated the parameters of photodetectors comprised by layers of graphene and a combination of black phosphorus and black arsenic. These sensors are able to detect radiation with ...

Apr 13, 2020

UCI-led team designs carbon nanostructure stronger than diamonds

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Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and other institutions have closed-cell plate-nanolattices that are stronger than diamonds in terms of a ratio of strength to density. The performance of this arrangement had been theorized but n...

Apr 13, 2020

New Colloidal Quantum Dot Photovoltaic Commercialization Technology

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Successful development of photovoltaic commercialization technology with improved quantum dot efficiency.

Apr 12, 2020

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Hair surface engineering to be advanced by nano vehicles: This new researched technology can help both drug delivery and hair cosmetics industry

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"Hair surface engineering: modification of fibrous materials of biological origin using functional ceramic nano containers", a project headed by Rawil Fakhrullin, is supported by the Russian Science F...

Apr 12, 2020

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Development of new photovoltaic commercialization technology: The cause for efficiency degradation in an actual operating environment has been identified, with proposal of material processing method for improving performance stability

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A technology to further accelerate the commercialization of Colloidal Quantum Dot(CQD) Photovoltaic(PV) devices, which are expected to be next-generation photovoltaic devices, has been developed.

Apr 12, 2020

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Future quantum computers may pose threat to today's most-secure communications

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Quantum computers that are exponentially faster than any of our current classical computers and are capable of code-breaking applications could be available in 12 to 15 years, posing major risks to th...

Apr 12, 2020

Metasurface-based contact lens corrects colour blindness – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

New device incorporates nanosized gold ellipses and could help people who struggle to distinguish red from green.

Apr 12, 2020

On Mars or Earth, Biohybrid Can Turn CO2 Into Useful New Organic Products

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Bacteria on nanowires convert sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to organic building blocks. If humans ever hope to colonize Mars, the settlers will need to... The post On Mars or Earth, Biohybrid Can Turn CO2 Into Useful New Organic Products app...

Apr 11, 2020

Skyrmions: Nanoscale Magnetic ‘Whirls’ for Low-Energy Computer Circuits

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University of New South Wales (UNSW) material scientists have shed new light on a promising new way to store and process information in computers and... The post Skyrmions: Nanoscale Magnetic ‘Whirls’ for Low-Energy Computer Circuits appeared fir...

Apr 11, 2020

Development of new photovoltaic commercialization technology

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A technology to further accelerate the commercialization of Colloidal Quantum Dot(CQD) Photovoltaic(PV) devices, which are expected to be next-generation photovoltaic devices, has been developed.

Apr 10, 2020

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