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A review of single molecule-based electronic devices

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In a paper to be published in the forthcoming issue of Nano, a group of researchers from the Shenyang Jianzhu University in China has provided an overview of single-molecule electronic devices, including molecular electronic devices and electrode ...

Nov 22, 2019

How graphene nanoparticles improve the resolution of microscopes

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Conventional light microscopes cannot distinguish structures when they are separated by a distance smaller than, roughly, the wavelength of light. Superresolution microscopy, developed since the 1980s, lifts this limitation, using fluorescent moi...

Nov 22, 2019

Research shows old newspapers can be used to grow carbon nanotubes

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New research has found that old newspaper provide a cheap and green solution for the bulk production of single walled carbon nanotubes.

Nov 22, 2019

Scientists reveal the dominant role of quenched disorder on complex oxide nanowires

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At nanometer length scale, novel phenomena are expected to emerge. Compared to the traditional semiconductors used in industrial business, does complex oxides show any interesting and not-before-seen properties at nanometer length scale? A new stu...

Nov 22, 2019

Industrial scale production of layer materials via intermediate-assisted grinding

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Scientists from Tsinghua University report an interMediary-Assisted Grinding Exfoliation (iMAEG) technology to massively exfoliate various layer materials into 2D materials. Taking h-BN as an example, ultrathin h-BN nanosheets with an average late...

Nov 22, 2019

Ceramic Nanotubes Engineered As Thermal Antennas With Heat Radiation Control

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The gas turbines powering aircraft engines rely on ceramic coatings that ensure structural stability at high temperatures. But these coatings don’t control heat radiation, limiting... The post Ceramic Nanotubes Engineered As Thermal Antennas With...

Nov 21, 2019

U.S. Army Project Boosts 5G and mm-Wave Technologies With Over 100 GHz Carbon Nanotube Transistors

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An Army-funded project may boost 5G and mm-Wave technologies, improving military communications and sensing equipment. Carbonics, Inc., partnered with the University of Southern California to... The post U.S. Army Project Boosts 5G and mm-Wave Te...

Nov 21, 2019

Tunable Crystal Symmetry in Graphene Enables Nanoelectromechanical Sensors

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Columbia researchers invent a new way to tune the properties of 2D materials by adjusting the twist angle between them; technology enables the development of... The post Tunable Crystal Symmetry in Graphene Enables Nanoelectromechanical Sensors a...

Nov 21, 2019

Breaking (and restoring) graphene's symmetry in a twistable electronics device

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A recent study from the labs of James Hone (mechanical engineering) and Cory Dean (physics) demonstrates a new way to tune the properties of two-dimensional (2-D) materials simply by adjusting the twist angle between them. The researchers built de...

Nov 21, 2019

Carbon nanotube project may improve military communications by boosting 5G technology

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Carbon nanotube technology may boost 5G and mm-wave technologies, improving military communications and sensing equipment.

Nov 21, 2019

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