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Atomic-Scale Imaging Reveals Defects in 2D Zeolite Nanosheets

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A global team of engineers and researchers have made a breakthrough discovery that could additionally augment the application of ultra-thin zeolite nanosheets. These nanosheets are utilized as...

Mar 4, 2020

Scientists demonstrate first non-volatile nano relay operation at 200°C: Discovery is significant step in developing electronics for extreme energy efficiency and harsh environments

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Researchers have come up with a new type of nanoelectromechanical relay to enable reliable high-temperature, non-volatile memory. The work is an important development for all-electric vehicles and more-electric aircraft which require electronics w...

Mar 4, 2020

Nanoscale spectroscopy review showcases a bright future: Modern society is working closer to the nanoscale than it realizes

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A new review focuses on the luminescent nanoparticles at the heart of many advances and the opportunities and challenges for these technologies to reach their full potential.

Mar 4, 2020

A talented 2D material gets a new gig

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Scientists have designed a tunable graphene device for experiments in exotic physics, where superconducting, insulating, and magnetic properties can be observed in a single system. The technology could advance the development of next-generation me...

Mar 4, 2020

Exciting apparatus helps atoms see the light: Researchers study unusual particles involved in quantum information processing

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Researchers have generated Rydberg atoms - unusually large excited atoms - near nanometer-thin optical fibers. Their findings mark progress toward a new platform for quantum information processing, which has the potential to revolutionize material...

Mar 4, 2020

Expanding the plasmonic painter's palette

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

By blending paints in their palette, artists can create a broad spectrum of colors with subtly different hues. However, scientists who wish to create a similar range of structural colors, like those found on butterfly wings, are much more limited....

Mar 4, 2020

A talented 2-D material gets a new gig

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Ever since graphene's discovery in 2004, scientists have looked for ways to put this talented, atomically thin 2-D material to work. Thinner than a single strand of DNA yet 200 times stronger than steel, graphene is an excellent conductor of ...

Mar 4, 2020

Carbon nanotube composite could turn clothing into a health monitor

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have reported a new material, pliable enough to be woven into fabric but imbued with sensing capabilities that can serve as an early warning system for injury or illness.

Mar 4, 2020

Nanoscale spectroscopy review showcases a bright future

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Modern society is working closer to the nanoscale than it realises. Breakthroughs and advances in developing and manipulating nanostructures have led to technological progress that not only drives imaging and sensing devices but also makes possibl...

Mar 4, 2020

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