The fabrication of electronic devices from exfoliated 2-D materials can be tricky. The group of Daniel Granados at IMDEA Nanociencia has engineered a solution that consists of the after-fabrication tailoring of MoS2-FET transistors ...
Nanophysics
Jul 8, 2019
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Solar energy harvested by semiconductors—materials whose electrical resistance is in between that of regular metals and insulators—can trigger surface electrochemical reactions to generate clean and sustainable fuels ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 8, 2019
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IBS-CMCM scientists have reported a truly single layer (i.e., adlayer-free) large area graphene film on large area copper foils. They refined the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) growth method by eliminating all carbon impurities ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 3, 2019
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In nutrient-poor deep-sea sediments, microbes belonging to Archaea have outcompeted bacterial microorganisms for millions of years. Efficiently scavenging dead cells makes them the basal producers in the food chain.
Evolution
Jun 20, 2019
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Research from the Wits School of Geoscience shows how platinum deposits form in the Bushveld Complex of South Africa.
Earth Sciences
Jun 19, 2019
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Researchers have created an ink made of graphene nanosheets, and demonstrated that the ink can be used to print 3-D structures. As the graphene-based ink can be mass-produced in an inexpensive and environmentally friendly ...
A clutch of marine fossil specimens unearthed in northern Portugal that lived between 470 and 459 million years ago is filling a gap in understanding evolution during the Middle Ordovician period.
Paleontology & Fossils
Jun 4, 2019
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Efforts to create reliable light-based quantum computing, quantum key distribution for cybersecurity, and other technologies got a boost from a new study demonstrating an innovative method for creating thin films to control ...
Quantum Physics
May 29, 2019
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A startling discovery has the potential to change diamond exploration in Canada and around the world.
Earth Sciences
May 23, 2019
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A team at Osaka University has invented a new process for creating high-precision sensing devices that respond to the presence of hydrogen gas. By carefully controlling the deposition of metallic nanoparticles on a silicon ...
Nanophysics
May 22, 2019
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