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New research explores graphene-silicon devices for photonics applications

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

If you use a smartphone, laptop, or tablet, then you benefit from research in photonics, the study of light. At the University of Delaware, a team led by Tingyi Gu, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, is developing cutti...

Mar 27, 2019

New research explores graphene-silicon devices for photonics applications

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have engineered a silicon-graphene device that can transmit radiofrequency waves in less than a picosecond at a sub-terahertz bandwidth.

Mar 27, 2019

Researchers Create a Novel Approach for Forming Nanoparticle Structures

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

At Duke University, materials scientists have hypothesized a novel “oil-and-vinegar” method for creating self-assembling materials of extraordinary architectures made from sphere-shaped...

Mar 27, 2019

XG Sciences Joins as the Newest Member of the National Graphene Association’s "Industry Council"

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The National Graphene Association (NGA), the main organization and body in the U.S. advocating and promoting the commercialization of graphene, announces the Michigan-based company, XG Sciences, as...

Mar 27, 2019

Electronics at the Nanoscale: Challenges and Opportunities for Making Metal Nanowires

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Silver, gold and copper nanowires are leading contenders for next-generation nanoscale devices, however greater understanding of how they work and improved production methods are needed before they...

Mar 27, 2019

Engineers craft the basic building block for electrospun nanofibers

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Imagine wounds that heal without scars. It's possible with electrospun nanofibers. A team from Michigan Tech streamlined the tissue scaffold production process, cutting out time spent removing toxic solvents and chemicals. Using a unique blen...

Mar 27, 2019

Low-dose radiation therapy improves delivery of therapeutic nanoparticles to brain tumors

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A new study led by Massachusetts General Hospital investigators finds that radiation therapy may increase the uptake of therapeutic nanoparticles by glioblastomas, raising the possibility of using both growth-factor-targeted and immune-system-base...

Mar 27, 2019

Fullerenes bridge conductive gap in organic photovoltaics

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Organic photovoltaics have achieved remarkably high efficiencies, but finding optimum combinations of materials for high-performance organic solar cells, which are also economically competitive, still presents a challenge. Researchers from the Uni...

Mar 27, 2019

Russian physicists obtained data on particles self-organization in ultracold dusty plasma

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It is for the first time that physicists investigated the behavior of particles in a dusty plasma at a temperature below 2 K. The experiment showed that at extremely low temperatures nanoclusters can form in the plasma, and the synthesis of polyme...

Mar 27, 2019

Harvesting water energy using slippery surfaces

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Inspired by natural pitcher plant surface that exhibits a peculiar slippery property, a novel slippery lubricant-impregnated porous surface (SLIPS) based triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG), referred to as SLIPS-TENG, is developed to efficiently ha...

Mar 27, 2019

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