Supercapacitors can be charged and discharged tens of thousands of times, but their relatively low energy density compared to conventional batteries limits their application for energy storage. Now, A*STAR researchers have ...
Nanomaterials
Nov 18, 2015
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(Phys.org) —New "plasmonic metamaterials" that operate at high temperatures could radically improve solar cell performance and bring advanced computer data storage technology that uses heat to record information on a magnetic ...
Condensed Matter
Apr 21, 2014
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Researchers from North Carolina State University and the U.S. Army Research Office have developed a way to integrate novel functional materials onto a computer chip, allowing the creation of new smart devices and systems.
Condensed Matter
Jul 21, 2016
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The next generation of electronics, as well as ultra-sensitive medical diagnostics, could depend on near atomic-scale cracks—or nanogaps—in electrodes. Now, researchers at Sweden's KTH Royal Institute of Technology have ...
Nanomaterials
Feb 3, 2016
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A new conductor material and a new electrode material could pave the way for inexpensive batteries and therefore the large-scale storage of renewable energy.
Materials Science
Apr 30, 2018
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Researchers at Nano-Meta Technologies Inc. (NMTI) in the Purdue Research Park have shown how to overcome key limitations of a material that could enable the magnetic storage industry to achieve data-recording densities far ...
Nanophysics
Nov 24, 2014
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The generation of high harmonics from metals opens a link between solid and plasma harmonics. High-harmonic generation (HHG) is the field of creating high-frequency photons from low-frequency lasers. HHG is the cornerstone ...
Nanophysics
Sep 13, 2021
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An international team of scientists from Russia, Sweden and the U.S. suggested replacing the gold and silver used in optoelectronic devices with an inexpensive material of titanium nitride. The results of the study are published ...
Materials Science
Dec 13, 2017
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By systematically refining standard processing techniques, A*STAR researchers have developed a low-cost method for manufacturing an electrically conductive aluminum oxide ceramic composite—a hard-wearing material used in ...
Materials Science
Nov 16, 2018
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Researchers at Linköping University, LiU, have developed a theoretical model that enables simulations for showing what happens in hard cutting materials as they degrade. The model will enable manufacturing industries to ...
Materials Science
Mar 8, 2019
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