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First Graphene partnership sees graphene as a way to improve efficiency and reduce cost of PSCs

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

First Graphene has reported the addition of graphene to perovskite solar cells (PSC) can improve efficiency to up to 30.6% and reduce production costs by up to 80%.

Aug 28, 2025

New retina-inspired photodiodes could advance machine vision

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Over the past decades, computer scientists have developed increasingly sophisticated sensors and machine learning algorithms that allow computer systems to process and interpret images and videos. This tech-powered capability, also referred to as ...

Aug 27, 2025

This tiny iron catalyst could transform the future of clean energy

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Hydrogen fuel cells could power cars, devices, and homes with nothing but water as a byproduct—but platinum’s cost holds them back. Chinese researchers have now unveiled a breakthrough iron-based catalyst that could rival platinum while boosting e...

Aug 27, 2025

Simple salt could help unlock more powerful solar cells

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A salt called guanidinium thiocyanate can improve the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells, a new class of semiconductor that could make solar power cheaper and more powerful, according to researchers.

Aug 27, 2025

AI-powered materials map speeds up materials discovery

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers built an AI materials map uniting experimental and computational data, guiding faster, more accurate material selection for diverse applications.

Aug 27, 2025

Quantum dots with memory power neuromorphic night vision

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Ferroelectric quantum dots enable phototransistors that adapt to low light and store visual memory, supporting motion recognition and in-sensor learning in neuromorphic systems.

Aug 27, 2025

Sparc announces significant anticorrosion improvement in graphene-enhanced coatings tests

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Sparc Technologies has announced positive results from further testing on commercially available water-based epoxy coatings. These results follow on from initial proof of concept testing based on accelerated electrochemical methods announced in De...

Aug 27, 2025

Spintronic devices: Switching of magnetic memory bits with magnons

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Magnetization switching remains one of the central applications of spintronic devices. "Useful devices, such as magnetic memory or logic circuits, require the ability to switch individual magnetic bits without disturbing neighboring ones,&quo...

Aug 26, 2025

RNA nanoparticle treatment to prevent premature skull fusion in newborns successfully tested in mice

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

University of Iowa researchers have successfully tested a technique that stimulates a gene to prevent craniosynostosis, a condition that causes infants' skulls to close prematurely.

Aug 26, 2025

A promising approach for the direct on-chip synthesis of boron nitride memristors

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Two-dimensional (2D) materials, thin crystalline substances only a few atoms thick, have numerous advantageous properties compared to their three-dimensional (3D) bulk counterparts. Most notably, many of these materials allow electricity to flow t...

Aug 26, 2025

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