Silicon nanosheets are thin, two-dimensional layers with exceptional optoelectronic properties very similar to those of graphene. Albeit, the nanosheets are less stable. Now researchers at the Technical University of Munich ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 8, 2017
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The idea that science isn't a process of constant progress might make some modern scientists feel a bit twitchy. Surely we know more now than we did 100 years ago? We've sequenced the genome, explored space and considerably ...
Other
Mar 2, 2017
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Researchers have developed a completely new type of display that creates 3D images by using a laser to form tiny bubbles inside a liquid "screen." Instead of rendering a 3D scene on a flat surface, the display itself is three-dimensional, ...
Optics & Photonics
Feb 23, 2017
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Research led by ANU on the use of magnets to steer light has opened the door to new communications systems which could be smaller, cheaper and more agile than fibre optics.
Optics & Photonics
Feb 16, 2017
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The new Space Environment In-Situ Suite (SEISS) instrument onboard NOAA's GOES-16 is working and successfully sending data back to Earth.
Earth Sciences
Feb 10, 2017
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Mobile phone, computer and TV displays all use very expensive colour filters and other components that cannot be easily recycled. German and Spanish scientists have designed a new screen, which is cheaper and more ecological ...
Engineering
Jan 18, 2017
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Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation, today announced it has developed a new model of its IPS liquid crystal panel that achieves a contrast ratio of over 1,000,000:1, which is ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Dec 6, 2016
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The fascinating properties of graphene—a single layer of carbon atoms—have been widely celebrated. Not only does graphene exhibit remarkable physics, it also shows great promise for new applications, like flexible display ...
Nanomaterials
Nov 29, 2016
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(Phys.org)—Although quantum dots were discovered in the 1980s, so far there have been no widespread commercial applications of these nano-sized light-emitting semiconductor particles. The main problem is that quantum dots ...
A mid-air display of 'floating pixels' has been created by scientists.
Engineering
Oct 13, 2016
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