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Quantum dot characteristics prove not so permanent - Physics World

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Applying deconvolution techniques to study nanocrystal optoelectronic properties reveal spontaneous emission lifetimes that change over time The post Quantum dot characteristics prove not so permanent appeared first on Physics World.

Oct 15, 2018

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

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Mechanical structures are only as sound as the materials from which they are made. For decades researchers have studied materials from these structures to see why and how they fail. Before catastrophic failure, there are individual cracks or dislo...

Oct 15, 2018

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

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For decades researchers have studied materials from structures to see why and how they fail. Before catastrophic failure, there are individual cracks or dislocations that form, which are signals that a structure may be weakening. While researchers...

Oct 15, 2018

Spanish researchers design all-in-one down-conversion chemistry for white LEDs eeNews Europe

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Using elaborate chemical synthesis techniques, a team of Spanish researchers led by Rubén Costa of IMDEA Materials (Madrid) was able to synthetize all three Red Green Blue (RGB) colour down-converters typically used for the manufacture of w...

Oct 15, 2018

New model helps define optimal temperature and pressure to forge nanoscale diamonds

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Nanodiamonds, bits of crystalline carbon hundreds of thousands of times smaller than a grain of sand, have intriguing surface and chemical properties with potential applications in medicine, optoelectronics and quantum computing. To forge these na...

Oct 15, 2018

New model helps define optimal temperature and pressure to forge nanoscale diamonds

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To forge nanodiamonds, which have potential applications in medicine, optoelectronics and quantum computing, researchers expose organic explosive molecules to powerful detonations in a controlled environment. These explosive forces, however, make ...

Oct 15, 2018

Arsenic for electronics: Covalently modified two-dimensional arsenic

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The discovery of graphene, a material made of one or very few atomic layers of carbon, started a boom. Today, such two-dimensional materials are no longer limited to carbon and are hot prospects for many applications, especially in microelectronic...

Oct 15, 2018

Nanoscope Technologies Receives Major NIH Research Grant

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Nanoscope Technologies has been awarded a bioengineering research grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to advance bioluminescent multicharacteristic opsin (MCO) for the simultaneous optical stimulation and large-scale monitoring of the...

Oct 15, 2018

High-performance flexible transparent force touch sensor for wearable devices

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Researchers 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 necessary cha...

Oct 15, 2018

High-performance flexible transparent force touch sensor for wearable devices

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Researchers reported a high-performance and transparent nanoforce touch sensor by developing a thin, flexible, and transparent hierarchical nanocomposite film.

Oct 15, 2018

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