A newly discovered collective rattling effect in a type of crystalline semiconductor blocks most heat transfer while preserving high electrical conductivity - a rare pairing that scientists say could reduce heat buildup in ...
Condensed Matter
Jul 31, 2017
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Washington State University physicists have found a way to write an electrical circuit into a crystal, opening up the possibility of transparent, three-dimensional electronics that, like an Etch A Sketch, can be erased and ...
Condensed Matter
Jul 27, 2017
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Hydrogen at elevated temperature creates high electrical conductivity in the Earth's mantle.
Earth Sciences
Jul 26, 2017
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Researchers demonstrate high electrical conductance for an antiaromatic nickel complex—an order of magnitude higher than for a similar aromatic complex. Since the conductance is also tunable by electrochemical gating, antiaromatic ...
Materials Science
Jul 19, 2017
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Depositing one layer of atoms at a time can result in materials that greatly improve fuel cells, batteries and other devices. In this research, scientists precisely added chromium to iron oxides to control the electronic ...
Materials Science
Jun 26, 2017
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Abdominal obesity, or fat that accumulates around one's stomach and abdomen, has long been considered to pose a high health risk in individuals. Hence, measurement of "central obesity"—as it's often called—helps predict ...
Mathematics
Jun 20, 2017
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Liquid lithium-ion rechargeable batteries are dangerous. They can leak or ignite rapidly if they become overheated. So-called solid-state lithium-ion batteries are a way of reducing these risks. However, these batteries have ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 14, 2017
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A smartphone touchscreen is an impressive piece of technology. It displays information and responds to a user's touch. But as many people know, it's easy to break key elements of the transparent, electrically conductive layers ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 5, 2017
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In September 1859, a large solar flare caused the most violent geomagnetic storm ever recorded. The Carrington Event was so powerful that it destroyed the telegraph systems of that time. Today, satellites, electric lines, ...
Space Exploration
Jun 2, 2017
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A new UK-China collaborative project is developing a sensor to provide an easy, low-cost method of diagnosing hepatitis on the spot using graphene – an advanced 2-D material known for its high electrical conductivity. The ...
Bio & Medicine
May 22, 2017
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