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Helium-Ion Microscope Helps Manipulate Material Properties at the Nanoscale

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A research team has been working to create engineered magnetic nanostructures and to customize the properties of materials at the nanoscale. The team includes physicists from Helmholtz-Zentrum...

Nov 13, 2019

Nanomagnets control shape-morphing micromachines – Physics World

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New technology could be used to create intelligent and reprogrammable robots The post Nanomagnets control shape-morphing micromachines appeared first on Physics World.

Nov 13, 2019

Epitaxially-grown molybdenum oxide advances as a bulk-like 2-D dielectric layer

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Since the successful isolation of graphene from bulk graphite, remarkable properties of graphene have attracted many scientists to the brand-new research field of 2-D materials. However, despite excellent carrier mobility of graphene, direct appli...

Nov 13, 2019

Nanomagnets Made from Graphene and Their Benefits to IT

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Image Credit: koya979/Shutterstock.com Research is developing new nanomagnets made of graphene that will lead to more sustainable information technologies. By identifying the process of electron...

Nov 13, 2019

Rational transparent conductor design provides a boost to carbon nanotubes application

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An international team of scientists led by researchers from the Laboratory of Nanomaterials at the Skoltech Center for Photonics and Quantum Materials (CPQM) has rationally designed a novel p-type flexible transparent conductor using single-walled...

Nov 13, 2019

Epitaxially-grown molybdenum oxide advances as a bulk-like 2D dielectric layer

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Scalable 2D-type MoO3 nanosheets were synthesized via van der Waal epitaxy growth method. Its electrical and mechanical properties of MoO3 nanosheets are maintained even at a few layer level and the thickness sensitivity is small compared to other...

Nov 13, 2019

The UK to Trial Out Graphene Enhanced Roads

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Image Credit: Daniel_Kay/Shutterstock.com Graphene could soon be used to build and resurface super-strength roads. Oxfordshire council has recently started construction for a trial in Curbridge,...

Nov 13, 2019

Light at the end of the nanotunnel for future catalysts

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Using a new type of nanoreactor, researchers have succeeded in mapping catalytic reactions on individual metallic nanoparticles. Their work could help improve chemical processes, and lead to better catalysts and more environmentally friendly chemi...

Nov 13, 2019

Light at the end of the nanotunnel for future catalysts

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Using a new type of nanoreactor, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have mapped catalytic reactions on individual metallic nanoparticles. Their work could improve chemical processes, and lead to better catalysts and more env...

Nov 13, 2019

A cheaper way to scale up atomic layer deposition

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Atomic layer deposition (ALD) involves stacking layers of atoms on top of each other like pancakes. The atoms come from a vaporized material called a precursor. ALD is a well-established technique for manufacturing microelectronics like semicondu...

Nov 13, 2019

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