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MIT research honored with Physics World “Breakthrough of the Year” awards

MIT News   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

"Magic-angle" graphene named 2018 Breakthrough of the Year; first ionic plane and earliest evidence of hydrogen gas named to top 10 breakthroughs.

Dec 27, 2018

Nucleus-specific X-ray stain for 3-D virtual histology

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Histology is used to identify structural details of tissue at the microscale in the pathology lab, but analyses remain two-dimensional (2D) as they are limited to the same plane. Nondestructive 3D technologies including X-ray micro and nano-comput...

Dec 27, 2018

Study Reveals Nanoparticle Growth Pathway that Could Result in More Efficient Hydrogen Fuel Cells

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Although hydrogen fuel cells have been shown to be a potential technology for generating clean, renewable energy, the activity and cost of their cathode materials pose a considerable problem for...

Dec 27, 2018

Broadband nonlinear photoresponse of 2D titanium disulfide for ultrashort pulse generation and all-optical thresholding devices

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Motivated by the outstanding performance of graphene, graphene-like 2D materials have been intensively investigated, such as topological insulators, transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) and black phosphorous. Recently, 2D titanium disulfide, a ...

Dec 27, 2018

Nano-magnets reduce energy consumption of MRAM and AI hardware

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers efficiently control magnetic pole direction in nano-magnets using heat, amplifying microwave signals.

Dec 27, 2018

Illuminating nanoparticle growth with X-rays

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Ultrabright x-rays reveal key details of catalyst growth for more efficient hydrogen fuel cells.

Dec 27, 2018

Hybrid qubits solve key hurdle to quantum computing

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers have crafted a new architecture for quantum computing. By constructing a hybrid device made from two different types of qubit -- the fundamental computing element of quantum computers -- they have created a device that can be quickly i...

Dec 27, 2018

Silver nanowires promise more comfortable smart textiles

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

In a paper to be published in the forthcoming issue in NANO, researchers from the Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications have developed a simple, scalable and low-cost capillary-driven self-assembly method to prepare flexible and stret...

Dec 27, 2018

Aerospace potential for graphene

Innovation in Textiles   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Aernnova, Grupo Antolin-Ingenieria and Airbus have produced a leading edge for the Airbus A350 horizontal tail plane using graphene-enhanced composites....

Dec 27, 2018

Illuminating nanoparticle growth with X-rays: Ultrabright x-rays at NSLS-II reveal key details of catalyst growth for more efficient hydrogen fuel cells

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Ultrabright X-rays at NSLS-II reveal key details of catalyst growth for more efficient hydrogen fuel cells.

Dec 26, 2018

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