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Manchester University team discovers energy storage mechanism in bi-layer graphene anode

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A team of scientists from the University of Manchester has gained new understanding of lithium-ion storage within the thinnest possible battery anode - composed of just two layers of carbon atoms. Their work shows an unexpected ‘in-plane staging’ ...

Sep 6, 2024

Xiaomi launches a graphene radiator capable of heating a room in a few seconds

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Xiaomi has released its new Xiaomi Mijia Graphene Skirting Board Heater 2, a graphene radiator that boasts a powerful heating system 2.200W and a foldable format. The Xiaomi Mijia Graphene Skirting Board Heater 2 features a graphene heating techno...

Sep 5, 2024

Finger wrap uses sweat to provide health monitoring at your fingertips - literally

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A sweat-powered wearable has the potential to make continuous, personalized health monitoring as effortless as wearing a Band-Aid. Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed an electronic finger wrap that monitors vital che...

Sep 3, 2024

Novel photodetector integrates event sensing and memory for optical processing

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Optical information processing is a critical technology for applications ranging from machine vision to high-speed optical communication. However, current photodetection systems face significant limitations in processing complex, dynamic optical s...

Sep 3, 2024

Low-energy ion implantation enables 2D lateral p-n junction construction

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The feature size of silicon-based transistors is approaching the theoretical limit, which puts forward higher requirements for the atomic level manufacturing of semiconductors. The basic idea of atomic level manufacturing is to process and manipul...

Sep 2, 2024

Energy localization in three-dimensional nanostructure

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Photothermoelectric (PTE) effect involves two energy conversion processes: photothermal conversion and thermoelectric effect. When the incident light is locally absorbed, a temperature difference is generated in thermoelectric material, and thus a...

Sep 2, 2024

Real-time control over a chemical reaction network by light

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Self-assembled molecules are responsible for important cellular processes. Self-assembled structures such as microtubules or actin filaments are key to cell motility: change of shape, division or extension of membranes. These self-assembled entiti...

Sep 2, 2024

Researchers create an 'imprint' on a super photon

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Thousands of light particles can merge into a type of “super photon” under certain conditions. Researchers at the University of Bonn have now been able to use “tiny nano molds” to influence the design of this so-called Bose-Einstein condensate. Th...

Sep 2, 2024

On the way to optical logic gates

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In a collaboration between scientists from Physics and Chemistry at the University of Bayreuth and Physical Chemistry at the University of Melbourne, it has now been possible to realize optically switchable photonic units that enable precise addre...

Sep 2, 2024

Haydale and Jersey Energy Technologies announce underfloor heating pilot in Jersey

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Haydale has announced that it has signed a contract with Jersey Energy Technologies ("JET"), a start-up company focused on providing energy efficiency solutions across the Channel Islands, to begin a pilot trial deploying Haydale's ...

Sep 2, 2024

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