Like all metals, silver, copper, and gold are conductors. Electrons flow across them, carrying heat and electricity. While gold is a good conductor under any conditions, some materials have the property of behaving like metal ...
Condensed Matter
Jun 4, 2021
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Salts are far more complicated than the food seasoning—they can even act as electrical conductors, shuttling current through systems. Extremely well studied and understood, the electrical properties of salts were first ...
Materials Science
Mar 25, 2021
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Stretchable electronic circuits are critical for soft robotics, wearable technologies, and biomedical applications. The current ways of making them, though, have limited their potential.
Materials Science
Feb 19, 2021
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Researchers at Osaka University synthesized twisted molecular wires just one molecule thick that can conduct electricity with less resistance compared with previous devices. This work may lead to carbon-based electronic devices ...
Nanomaterials
Dec 29, 2020
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Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have created a new carbon-based electrical device, π-ion gel transistors (PIGTs) by using an ionic gel made of a conductive polymer. This work may lead to cheaper and more reliable ...
Materials Science
Dec 16, 2020
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A printable ink with an unsurpassed conductivity and transparency tradeoff has been developed by a KAUST team for use in solar panels, and for the novel blocking of electromagnetic waves.
Nanomaterials
Nov 2, 2020
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Nagoya University researchers have synthesized a unique molecule with a surprising property: It can absorb near infrared light. The molecule is made only of hydrogen and carbon atoms and offers insights for making organic ...
Materials Science
Oct 16, 2020
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A research team led by professors from the University of Pittsburgh Department of Physics and Astronomy has announced the discovery of a new electronic state of matter.
General Physics
Feb 13, 2020
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Recent outbreaks of the novel coronavirus have emphasized the importance of quarantine and prevention more than ever. When monitoring changes in our body, body temperature is measured first, so it is very important to measure ...
Materials Science
Feb 10, 2020
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Replacing the volatile and flammable liquid or polymer electrolytes now used in lithium-ion batteries with inorganic solid-state lithium-ionic ceramic conductors could significantly improve both safety and performance of ...
Materials Science
Jan 15, 2020
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