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Exploring new spintronics device functionalities in graphene heterostructures

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In new work, scientists show heterostructures built from graphene and topological insulators have strong, proximity induced spin-orbit coupling which can form the basis of novel information processing technologies.

Oct 16, 2018

Molecular semiconductors could be the future of electronics, and this new technique offers a way to mass produce them

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Visions for what we can do with future electronics depend on finding ways to go beyond the capabilities of silicon conductors. The experimental field of molecular electronics is thought to represent a way forward, and recent work at KTH may enable...

Oct 16, 2018

High entropy alloys hold the key to studying dislocation avalanches in metals

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

New research findings have made it possible to understand how dislocations organize and react at nanoscale.

Oct 16, 2018

Exploring the challenges of exfoliating novel two-dimensional materials

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Ever since researchers at the University of Manchester used a piece of tape to isolate, or "exfoliate," a single layer of carbon, known as graphene, scientists have been investigating the creation of and applications for two-dimensional ...

Oct 16, 2018

Over 400,000 8K TVs to be shipped in 2019, says IHS Markit eeNews Europe

eeNews Europe   -   General News Websites

After declining unit-shipment volumes in 2017, global TV shipments are forecast to grow 3.6 percent year over year in 2018, with additional 1.4 percent growth in 2019, according to a new report from business information provider IHS Markit....

Oct 16, 2018

Scientists develop dual anthrax-plague vaccine

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

A team of researchers has now engineered a virus nanoparticle vaccine against Bacillus anthracis and Yersinia pestis, tier 1 agents that pose serious threats to national security of the United States. B. anthracis and Y. pestis are the pathogens t...

Oct 16, 2018

"Invisible Glass" Wins 2018 Create the Future Design Contest Grand Prize

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

The technology, developed at Brookhaven Lab’s Center for Functional Nanomaterials, was selected from among more than 800 innovative

Oct 16, 2018

High-performance, flexible, transparent force touch sensor for wearable devices

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers have reported a high-performance and transparent nanoforce touch sensor by developing a thin, flexible, and transparent hierarchical nanocomposite (HNC) film. The research team says their sensor simultaneously features all the necessar...

Oct 16, 2018

Graphene expertise for touch screens with a twist

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Bendable, rollable, scrunchable - touch screen technology is on the move, and the scope for flexibility is just one of the possibilities that has emerged. With its many exciting properties, graphene is anticipated as a game changer for this shift.

Oct 16, 2018

RUDN chemist tested a new nanocatalyst for obtaining hydrogen

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

A chemist from RUDN was the first to use catalysts with ruthenium nanoparticles to obtain hydrogen under the influence of visible light and UV radiation. In the future, such catalysts may be used for large-scale production of hydrogen fuel under t...

Oct 16, 2018

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