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Photoanode with multilayered nanostructure developed for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting

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Hematite (α-Fe2O3) is considered one of the most promising materials for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting under solar light. However, the drawbacks of lower charge transfer efficiency and slow oxygen evolution reaction (OER) kinetics lim...

Sep 5, 2023

Atomically-precise quantum antidots via vacancy self-assembly

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Scientists demonstrated a conceptual breakthrough by fabricating atomically precise quantum antidots using self-assembled single vacancies in a two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide.

Sep 5, 2023

Novel titanium dioxide catalyst support for electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction

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Carbon dioxide can be electrocatalytically reduced to useful resources using conventional catalysts such as gold or lead supported on conductive carbon. However, the high pH environment near electrodes often degrades the catalyst support, renderin...

Sep 5, 2023

Graphene@Manchester CEO conferred as Professor of Practice at The University of Manchester

James Baker, CEO of Graphene@Manchester has been conferred the title of Professor of Practice at The University of Manchester in recognition of his significant leadership and contributions to graphene and 2D materials. 

Sep 5, 2023

Graphene’s Quantum Magic: Perfection Is Overrated

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The carbon material graphene has excellent electronic properties. But are they also stable enough to be useful in practice? New calculations say: Yes.

Sep 5, 2023

Fabricating atomically-precise quantum antidots via vacancy self-assembly

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National University of Singapore (NUS) scientists demonstrated a conceptual breakthrough by fabricating atomically precise quantum antidots (QAD) using self-assembled single vacancies (SVs) in a two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenide...

Sep 5, 2023

Why haven't we got useful quantum computers yet?

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Four years after Google first demonstrated the supremacy of quantum computers over ordinary ones, why aren't these exotic machines being used for practical problems?

Sep 5, 2023

Why haven't we got useful quantum computers yet?

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

Four years after Google first demonstrated the supremacy of quantum computers over ordinary ones, why aren't these exotic machines being used for practical problems?

Sep 5, 2023

Why haven't we got useful quantum computers yet?

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

Four years after Google first demonstrated the supremacy of quantum computers over ordinary ones, why aren't these exotic machines being used for practical problems?

Sep 5, 2023

Team develops novel sponge-based triboelectric nanogenerator for corrosion protection in transportation systems

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Corrosion causes significant losses to various industries. Cathodic protection is used to protect steel in marine industries. Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENG) converts mechanical energy into electricity based on triboelectrification and electro...

Sep 5, 2023

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