‘Bite’ defects revealed in bottom-up graphene nanoribbons
Credit: @Michele Pizzochero Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs), narrow strips of single-layer graphene, have interesting physical, electrical, thermal, and optical properties because ...
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World first concept for rechargeable cement-based batteries
Credit: Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology Imagine an entire twenty storey concrete building which can store energy like a giant ...
New approach to growing cubic boron nitride: a pathway to next-gen semiconductors
Lehigh University materials researcher Siddha Pimputkar wins NSF CAREER award to develop novel method of growing bulk single-crystal nitrides--an advance ...
The perfect blend: Optimizing gas mixtures for hydrogen storage in clathrate hydrates
Scientists find optimal hydrogen-natural gas blend to trap hydrogen in cage-like molecules more effectivelyCredit: GIST In our ongoing quest to ...
Future sparkles for diamond-based quantum technology
Two research breakthroughs are poised to accelerate the development of synthetic diamond-based quantum technologyCredit: Igor Aharonovich Marilyn Monroe famously sang ...
Skoltech researchers developed an enriched method for increasing the capacity of next-generation metal-ion battery cathode materials
Credit: Skoltech Scientists at Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology have developed an enriched and scalable approach for increasing ...
Harvesting light like nature does
Synthesizing a new class of bio-inspired, light-capturing nanomaterialsCredit: (Illustration by Stephanie King | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) Inspired by nature, ...
Building a foundation for high-power tech
Pitt researchers receive $820K from Office of Naval Research for work on ultra-high frequency soft magnet technologyCredit: University of Pittsburgh ...
Sensors developed at URI can identify threats at the molecular level
More sensitive than a dog's nose and the sensors don't get tiredCredit: (Photo courtesy of Otto Gregory.) KINGSTON, R.I. - ...
Using micro-sized cut metal wires, Japanese team forges path to new uses for terahertz waves
Credit: Takehito Suzuki, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Japanese researchers successfully tested reflectionless, highly refractive index metasurface that may ...
Hanging by a thread: Imaging and probing chains of single atoms
Scientists develop a method to visualize monoatomic chains and measure the strength and conductance of single-atom bondsCredit: Yoshifumi Oshima Ishikawa, ...
Study of nitinol deformations to enrich understanding of materials with targeted properties
A paper by Kazan Federal University appeared in International Journal of Solids and StructuresCredit: Kazan Federal University The work was ...
Causes of concrete and asphalt deterioration explained
Credit: Akihiro Moriyoshi, et al. PLOS ONE. May 13, 2021 Scientists reveal that the deterioration of modern concrete and asphalt ...
Current trend reversed
Physicists at ETH Zurich demonstrate that a tiny cloud of atoms can be turned from a heat engine into a ...
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