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Researchers 'stretch' the ability of 2-D materials to change technology

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Two-dimensional (2-D) materials—as thin as a single layer of atoms—have intrigued scientists with their flexibility, elasticity, and unique electronic properties, as first discovered in materials such as graphene in 2004. Some of these materials c...

Jun 10, 2019

Fiber-optic probe can see molecular bonds: Pointing the new nanoscopy tool like a Harry Potter wand reveals a high-resolution image of molecules

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Engineers have developed the world's first portable, inexpensive, optical nanoscopy tool that integrates a glass optical fiber with a silver nanowire condenser. The device is a high-efficiency round-trip light tunnel that squeezes visible lig...

Jun 10, 2019

Antennas of flexible nanotube films an alternative for electronics

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Antennas made of carbon nanotube films are just as efficient as copper for wireless applications, according to researchers at Rice University's Brown School of Engineering. They're also tougher, more flexible and can essentially be paint...

Jun 10, 2019

Fiber-optic probe can see molecular bonds

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Pointing the new nanoscopy tool like a Harry Potter wand reveals a high-resolution image of molecules.

Jun 10, 2019

Engineers use graph networks to accurately predict properties of molecules and crystals

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Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed new deep learning models that can accurately predict the properties of molecules and crystals. By enabling almost instantaneous property predictions, these deep learning models...

Jun 10, 2019

Engineers use graph networks to accurately predict properties of molecules and crystals

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Nanoengineers have developed new deep learning models that can accurately predict the properties of molecules and crystals. The models can enable researchers to rapidly scan the nearly-infinite universe of compounds to discover potentially transfo...

Jun 10, 2019

Antennas of flexible nanotube films an alternative for electronics

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers claim a viable competitor for copper in 5G wireless and other applications.

Jun 10, 2019

Evidence for Sandwiched Superstructure of Graphene Oxide Could Pave the Way for Membrane-Specific Drug Delivery

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists at the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Tsinghua University (THU) have newly confirmed a sandwiched superstructure for graphene oxide (GO),...

Jun 10, 2019

Laser-driven Particle Accelerator Made Ten Thousand Times Smaller | NextBigFuture.com

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Dielectric laser accelerators (DLAs) provide a compact and cost-effective solution to this problem by driving accelerator nanostructures with visible or near-infrared (NIR) pulsed lasers, resulting in a 10,000 times reduction of scale. Current imp...

Jun 10, 2019

Selective Formation of Excitons Could Lower OLED Energy Requirements

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Scientists from RIKEN and the University of California, San Diego, in collaboration with international partners, have demonstrated a new way to manipulate the excitons that are essential to the transport of electrons within OLEDs. They showed that...

Jun 10, 2019

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