Search results for molecular electronics

Molecular & Computational biology Jul 31, 2024

Scientists solve mystery of DNA damage detection and repair caused by sunlight, alcohol, and pollution

A collaboration between researchers at the Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) in London and the Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) in Cambridge, has solved a decades-old mystery which could pave the way to better cancer ...

Materials Science Jul 31, 2024

Surface modification for more effective textured perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells

A coating of solar cells with special organic molecules could pave the way for a new generation of solar panels. As a research team reports in the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition, this coating can increase ...

Optics & Photonics Jul 29, 2024

Researchers trap atoms, force them to serve as photonic transistors

Researchers at Purdue University have trapped alkali atoms (cesium) on an integrated photonic circuit, which behaves like a transistor for photons (the smallest energy unit of light) similar to electronic transistors. These ...

Nanomaterials Jul 29, 2024

Researchers realize multi-heterojunctioned plastics with high thermoelectric figure of merit

Organic thermoelectric materials hold great promise as flexible energy sources for the Internet of Things and wearable electronics. However, their relatively low dimensionless figure of merit (ZT) compared to traditional ...

Materials Science Jul 27, 2024

New process uses light and enzymes to create greener chemicals

Researchers at the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) have achieved a significant breakthrough that could lead to better—and greener—agricultural chemicals and everyday products.

Condensed Matter Jul 26, 2024

Atomic 'GPS' elucidates movement during ultrafast material transitions

Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have created the first-ever atomic movies showing how atoms rearrange locally within a quantum material as it transitions from an insulator ...

Molecular & Computational biology Jul 26, 2024

Folded peptides are more electrically conductive than unfolded peptides, study reveals

What puts the electronic pep in peptides? A folded structure, according to a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Bio & Medicine Jul 25, 2024

Researchers explore interplay between high-affinity DNA and carbon nanotubes

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) have emerged as promising candidates for applications in biotechnology and nanoelectronics due to their exceptional physical and chemical properties. Despite their potential, challenges ...

Polymers Jul 25, 2024

Findings reveal the unique characteristics of short-chain branched polymers

A research team affiliated with UNIST has made a significant breakthrough in understanding the properties of short-chain branched (SCB) polymers. The findings have far-reaching implications for various industrial applications, ...

Nanophysics Jul 25, 2024

Confined water gets electric: Study reveals dielectric response of water in nanopores

When water gets inside nanopores with sizes below 10 nanometers, new physics emerge: new phases of ice were observed and ultrafast proton transport was measured. Confined water also plays a role in biology, where aquaporins ...

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