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Materials that open in the heat of the moment: Temperature control of pore sizes in nanomaterials could lead to improved gas separation and storage applications

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Researchers have designed a temperature-controllable copper-based material for sieving or storing different kinds of gases. The rationale used to design the material could act as a blueprint for developing nanoporous materials with a wide variety ...

Jan 24, 2019

Unlocking graphene's superconducting powers with a twist and a squeeze

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Teaser: A Columbia-led team has discovered a new method to manipulate the electrical conductivity of this game-changing material, the strongest known to man with applications ranging from nano-electronic devices to clean energy.

Jan 24, 2019

Materials that open in the heat of the moment

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Kyoto University researchers have designed a temperature-controllable, copper-based material for sieving or storing gases. The principle used to design the material, described in the journal Science, could act as a blueprint for developing nanopor...

Jan 24, 2019

Semiconductors combine forces in photocatalysis

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A significant advance in the photocatalytic activity of conventional materials is demonstrated by a two-dimensional heterostructure comprising nanolayers of two semiconductors: black phosphorus and bismuth tungstate. As researchers have reported i...

Jan 24, 2019

Semiconductors combine forces in photocatalysis: Active photocatalyst: 2D/2D heterojunction of black phosphorus and bismuth tungstate

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A significant advance in the photocatalytic activity of conventional materials is demonstrated by a two-dimensional heterostructure comprising nanolayers of two semiconductors: black phosphorus and bismuth tungstate. This catalyst harnesses the en...

Jan 24, 2019

Breakthrough reported in fabricating nanochips

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An international team of researchers has reported a breakthrough in fabricating atom-thin processors—a discovery that could have far-reaching impacts on nanoscale chip production and in labs across the globe where scientists are exploring 2-D mate...

Jan 24, 2019

New method allows direct conversion of carbon fibers and nanotubes into diamond fibers

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Research from North Carolina State University has demonstrated a new technique that converts carbon fibers and nanotubes into diamond fibers at ambient temperature and pressure in air using a pulsed laser method.

Jan 24, 2019

Breakthrough reported in fabricating nanochips

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A breakthrough in fabricating atom-thin processors could have far-reaching impacts on nanoscale chip production and in labs across the globe where scientists are exploring 2D materials for ever-smaller and -faster semiconductors. Researchers repor...

Jan 24, 2019

Graphene can hear your brain whisper

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A newly developed graphene-based implant can record electrical activity in the brain at extremely low frequencies and over large areas, unlocking the wealth of information found below 0.1 Hz.

Jan 24, 2019

Breakthrough reported in fabricating nanochips

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In the quest for smaller, faster 2D processors, researchers invent thermal lithography process for higher quality, lower cost, and mass production potential.

Jan 24, 2019

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