A chemical reaction as good as gold for future technologies
A new Australian-led study finds gold atoms could be key to unlocking organic reactions.
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 15, 2022
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News tagged with electronic properties
How photoelectrodes change in contact with water
Photoelectrodes based on BiVO4 are considered top candidates for solar hydrogen production. But what exactly happens when they come into contact with water molecules? A study in the Journal of the American Chemical Society ...
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 14, 2022
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Understanding the growth modes of single-walled carbon nanotubes on catalysts
Insights into the catalyst structure-function relationship of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) can provide an outlook to their growth mechanisms. In a new report now published in Science Advances, Feng Yang and a research ...
Magnetism or no magnetism? The influence of substrates on electronic interactions
A new study at Monash University illustrates how substrates affect strong electronic interactions in two-dimensional metal-organic frameworks.
Nanophysics
Nov 9, 2022
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New material proposed for perovskite solar cells
A new type of material for solar cells was proposed by specialists of the Ural Federal University (UrFU) and the Institute of Organic Synthesis of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences together with their colleagues. ...
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 27, 2022
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New technique for arranging nanoscale particles on a surface without damaging the material
Researchers at MIT have developed a technique for precisely controlling the arrangement and placement of nanoparticles on a material, like the silicon used for computer chips, in a way that does not damage or contaminate ...
Nanophysics
Oct 26, 2022
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An artificial polariton neuron as a step towards a photonic system that mimics the operation of the human brain
Scientists from the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw and the Polish Academy of Sciences used photons to create a spiking neuron, the basic element of the future photonic neural network processor. The results ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 24, 2022
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Scientists use surfactant to help make 'inert' templates for nanotube growth
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have used a surfactant to disperse insulating boron nitride nanotubes and coat them onto surfaces without bundling. The team demonstrated that heat treatment could remove the ...
Nanomaterials
Oct 17, 2022
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Physicists probe 'astonishing' morphing properties of honeycomb-like material
A series of buzzing, bee-like "loop-currents" could explain a recently discovered, never-before-seen phenomenon in a type of quantum material. The findings from researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder may one day ...
General Physics
Oct 12, 2022
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Phosphate's electrical signature helps detect important cellular events
Each day, millions of biological processes occur in our body at a cellular level. Studying these processes can help us learn more about how cells function, a field that has continued to intrigue researchers. Recently, however, ...
Biochemistry
Sep 30, 2022
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