News tagged with bulk material
Researchers develop quantum membranes -- a new class of 2D semiconductor
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers working out of the University of California, Berkeley, has developed an entirely new class of two-dimensional semiconductor made of indium arsenide. Called quantum membranes, ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 14, 2011 |
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A remarkable step toward next-generation energy-conservation
Tohoku University, Osaka University and Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) announced that they succeeded in directly observing electron spins in a topological insulator. The work has been published in Physical Review Le ...
Jun 29, 2011 |
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Materials research with antiparticles: Unravelling the secret of nanocrystalline materials
Certain structural defects in materials are what make innovative nanocrystalline bulk metals very hard and yet readily malleable. As these defects are found at the atomic level of the metal structure they ...
Nov 29, 2010 |
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When size matters: Yttrium oxide breaking down under pressure
Sometimes size does matter, such as when certain nanomaterials exhibit different behaviors under varying extreme conditions. An example is yttrium oxide (Y2O3), a compound employed in industrial coatings a ...
Nov 03, 2010 |
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New methods are changing old materials
(PhysOrg.com) -- A company that makes steel for bearings used in heavy trucks had a big problem. The trucks travel through harsh, perilous environments such as Siberia, and an unexpected bearing failure on ...
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Storing a Lightning Bolt in Glass for Portable Power
(PhysOrg.com) -- Materials researchers at Penn State University have reported the highest known breakdown strength for a bulk glass ever measured. Breakdown strength, along with dielectric constant, determines ...
May 05, 2009 |
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