An innovative X-ray method enables new high-pressure investigations of samples under deep mantle conditions. The technique, which was developed by a team led by Georg Spiekermann from DESY, the German Research Centre for ...
General Physics
Feb 11, 2019
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Germanene is a 2-D material derived from germanium and related to graphene. As it is not stable outside the vacuum chambers in which is it produced, no real measurements of its electronic properties have been made. Scientists ...
Nanomaterials
Feb 8, 2019
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What if we could make a powerful scientific tool even better? Atom probe tomography (APT) is a powerful way of measuring interfaces on a scale comparable to the distance between atoms in solids. It also has a chemical sensitivity ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 6, 2018
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Specific changes in the composition of kesterite-type semiconductors make it possible to improve their suitability as absorber layers in solar cells. As a team at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin showed, this is particularly ...
Materials Science
Mar 30, 2018
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Materials scientists often seek to change the physical properties of a material by adding a certain proportion of an additional element; however, it isn't always possible to incorporate the desired quantity into the crystal ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 9, 2018
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Imagine creating a material for the digital information highway that allows a fast lane of laser light that zips data past the traditional silicon chips.
Optics & Photonics
Feb 9, 2018
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When it comes to processing power, the human brain just can't be beat.
Materials Science
Jan 22, 2018
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New data gathered by the Mars Curiosity rover indicates a potential history of hydrothermal activity at Gale Crater on the red planet, broadening the variety of habitable conditions once present there, scientists report in ...
Space Exploration
Aug 25, 2017
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In today's increasingly powerful electronics, tiny materials are a must as manufacturers seek to increase performance without adding bulk.
Nanomaterials
Jul 7, 2017
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A team of chemists in Canada has developed a way to process metals without using toxic solvents and reagents.
Materials Science
Jun 7, 2017
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