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Astronomy Dec 20, 2021

James Webb Space Telescope: Launch of world's most complex observatory will rest on a nail-biting knife edge

When the immense sound of the Ariane 5 rocket rumbles across Europe's spaceport in French Guiana, it will signal the end of a journey decades in the making. Perched atop the rocket will be the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), ...

Nanophysics Dec 1, 2021

Researchers develop nanometer-scale adaptive transistor

Normally, computer chips consist of electronic components that always do the same thing. In the future, however, more flexibility will be possible: New types of adaptive transistors can be switched in a flash, so that they ...

Nanomaterials Nov 16, 2021

A new oxide layer enhancement for perovskite electronic materials

As our lifestyles become ingrained in flexible electronics, smart devices, artificial intelligence, the internet of things, etc., high performance, electronic components that can perform high speed data collection, processing, ...

Condensed Matter Nov 12, 2021

Researchers combine two semiconductor doping methods to achieve new efficiencies

A University of Wollongong-led team across three FLEET nodes has combined two traditional semiconductor doping methods to achieve new efficiencies in the topological insulator bismuth-selenide (Bi2Se3).

Nanomaterials Nov 4, 2021

Ultra-sensitive, solar-blind photodectors for harsh environments

As a crucial part of spectrum analysis, solar-blind ultraviolet photodetectors (SBPDs) are applied to many fields. Because of their specialized applications, they have to cope with harsh environments such as overabundant ...

Nanophysics Nov 1, 2021

Researchers move closer to controlling two-dimensional graphene

The device you are currently reading this article on was born from the silicon revolution. To build modern electrical circuits, researchers control silicon's current-conducting capabilities via doping, which is a process ...

Nanomaterials Oct 18, 2021

Nanoscale lattices flow from 3D printer

Weaving intricate, microscopic patterns of crystal or glass is now possible thanks to engineers at Rice University.

Materials Science Sep 28, 2021

Breakthrough quantum chemistry technique for computational design and optimisation of organic photofunctional materials

A quantum chemistry research team led by Dr. Jun Yang from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has developed an extensive and widely applicable computational technique using high-level quantum ...

Nanophysics Sep 16, 2021

Implanted atoms create unique electrical IDs that distinguish bona fide devices from forgeries

If someone sells you a luxury handbag from Paris, France, but it turns out be a forgery from Paris, Texas, the counterfeit item might cost you a thousand bucks and the crook could wind up in jail. But if a counterfeit electronic ...

Materials Science Sep 10, 2021

How chlorine stabilizes next-gen solar cells at an atomic scale

A team of researchers led by Professor Yabing Qi in the Energy Materials and Surface Sciences Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) in Japan have imaged the atoms at the surface ...

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