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Twisting graphene to achieve programmable memory

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Twisted double bilayer graphene (tDBLG) moiré superlattices have been shown to exhibit electronic hysteresis and plasticity due to twist-angle disorder. The inversion symmetry breaking at moiré length scales results in a second-order nonlinear ele...

Aug 23, 2025

Argo Graphene Solutions Corp. partners with Ceylon Graphene Technologies on graphene-enhanced construction materials

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Argo Graphene Solutions has announced it has signed a working relationship agreement with Ceylon Graphene Technologies, a manufacturer of high-grade graphene oxide. In July 2025, Argo Graphene Solutions announced a purchase agreement for one metr...

Aug 23, 2025

Technology roadmap of micro/nanorobots

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Micro/nanorobots have progressed from science fiction to real-world applications in biomedicine, environmental remediation, and sensing. UA faculty member, Dr. Amir Nourhani is among 103 researchers worldwide contributing to an extensive mega-revi...

Aug 22, 2025

Zigzag graphene nanoribbons create 'string light' configuration for tomorrow's electronics

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Organic chemistry, the chemistry of carbon compounds, is the basis of all life on Earth. However, metals also play a key role in many biochemical processes. When it comes to "marrying" large, heavy metal atoms with light organic compound...

Aug 22, 2025

New nanoparticle methods speed up detection of viruses in food and water

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Waiting is the hardest part. Especially in the case of testing for water or food contamination, which can take days or even a week in some cases for the results, leaving the possibility that people have been unknowingly exposed.

Aug 22, 2025

New laser 'comb' can enable rapid identification of chemicals with extreme precision

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The ultrabroadband infrared frequency comb could be used for chemical detection in portable spectrometers or high-resolution remote sensors.

Aug 22, 2025

Nanopore technique tracks DNA damage to aid cancer therapy and radiation response

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists developed a fast DNA damage test for radiation that could guide cancer care and help responders deliver personalized treatment during radiological emergencies.

Aug 22, 2025

Graphene-enabled optical stimulation accelerates human brain organoid maturation

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Researchers from Nanotools Bioscience, University of California San Diego, NeurANO Bioscience, Polish Academy of Sciences, University of Massachusetts and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have developed a method to stimulate and mature hu...

Aug 22, 2025

UK government blocks Versarien JV with Chinese company

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Following updates on Versarien's attempted steps towards improving its financial structuration, it was reported that a proposed acquisition of graphene-related assets owned by Versarien by a joint venture involving China’s Anhui Boundary Inno...

Aug 22, 2025

Ultrafast charge transfer in solar cell dyes: High-frequency molecular vibrations initiate electron movement

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Whether in solar cells or in the human eye, whenever certain molecules absorb light, the electrons within them shift from their ground state into a higher-energy, excited state. This results in the transport of energy and charge, leading to charge...

Aug 20, 2025

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