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Insect-inspired antennal sensory system excels in tactile and magnetic perception

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Insect antennae have long fascinated scientists with their remarkable ability to detect an array of environmental stimuli, from vibrations and surface textures to magnetic fields. These diminutive sensory organs display a level of perceptual acuit...

Mar 22, 2024

Direct laser writing on halide perovskites: from mechanisms to applications

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Metal halide perovskites have become well-deserved “star” materials among a variety of semiconductors owing to their excellent optoelectronics properties, such as high photoluminescence (PL) quantum yield (QY), high absorption coefficient, tunable...

Mar 22, 2024

Downscaling storage devices with chiral spiral magnets

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A team of researchers has proposed a new concept for magnet-based memory devices, which might revolutionize information storage devices owing to their potential for large-scale integration, non-volatility, and high durability.

Mar 22, 2024

Researchers create graphene-integrated bioelectronic mesh for tracking multimodal excitation-contraction dynamics in cardiac microtissues

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Researchers at the University of Massachusetts and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have successfully built a tissue-like bioelectronic mesh system integrated with an array of graphene sensors that can simultaneously measure both the el...

Mar 22, 2024

An approach to design high-power lithium sulfur batteries

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Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries are a promising alternative to lithium–ion batteries (LiBs), the most common rechargeable battery technology. As sulfur is abundant on Earth, these batteries could be cheaper and more environmentally friendly than L...

Mar 21, 2024

New cost-effective method can detect low concentrations of pharmaceutical waste and contaminants in water

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Pharmaceutical waste and contaminants present a growing global concern, particularly in the context of drinking water and food safety. Addressing this critical issue, a new study by researchers at Bar-Ilan University's Department of Chemistry...

Mar 21, 2024

First Graphene announces low-cost, high-performing graphene-based electrocatalysts

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First Graphene has developed a low-cost, high-performing graphene-based electrocatalyst that targets the rapidly growing production of ‘green hydrogen’ by water electrolysis. Electrocatalysts are used to produce ‘green hydrogen’, but currently req...

Mar 21, 2024

Levidian unveils graphene-enhanced prototype truck tire

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Levidian has unveiled its first prototype truck tire, combining graphene with carbon black in a new tread formulation. Launched this week at the Tire Technology Expo in Hannover, the graphene-enhanced natural rubber and butadiene rubber tire tread...

Mar 20, 2024

Two-faced solar panels can generate more power at up to 70% less cost

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Scientists at the University of Surrey have built a new kind of solar panel with two faces, both of them pretty. Their flexible perovskite panels have electrodes made of carbon nanotubes. These can generate more power with greater efficiency and a...

Mar 18, 2024

Stretch, twist, fold and wrinkle this new generation of liquid metal micro-supercapacitors

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The advent of wearable technology has brought with it a pressing need for energy storage solutions that can keep pace with the flexibility and stretchability of soft electronic devices. Conventional rigid batteries and supercapacitors have proven ...

Mar 18, 2024

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