Researchers at ETH and Empa have shown that tiny objects can be made from silicon that are much more deformable and stronger than previously thought. In this way, sensors in smartphones could be made smaller and more robust.
Materials Science
Jun 10, 2020
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105
In mobiles, fridges, planes – transistors are everywhere. But they often operate only within a restricted current range. LMU physicists have now developed an organic transistor that functions perfectly under both low and ...
Nanophysics
Mar 20, 2019
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A novel ruthenium-based catalyst developed at UC Santa Cruz has shown markedly better performance than commercial platinum catalysts in alkaline water electrolysis for hydrogen production. The catalyst is a nanostructured ...
Materials Science
Feb 7, 2019
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Bay, fjord, cove, armchair and zigzag—chemists use terms such as these to describe the shapes taken by the edges of nanographene. Graphene consists of a single-layered carbon structure in which each carbon atom is surrounded ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 30, 2019
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436
Liquid electrolytes are essential components in a variety of emerging energy technologies, including batteries, supercapacitors and solar-to-fuel devices.
Materials Science
Jul 14, 2017
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232
The Liberty Mutual commercial mentions naming your car Brad and considering him part of your family.
Social Sciences
Mar 29, 2017
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56
One of the main obstacles in the production of hydrogen through water splitting is that hydrogen peroxide is also formed, which affects the efficiency stability of the reaction and the stability of the production. Dutch and ...
Materials Science
Feb 1, 2017
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An engineering research team at the University of Alberta has invented a new transistor that could revolutionize thin-film electronic devices.
Electronics & Semiconductors
Feb 9, 2016
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1097
Engineers at Oregon State University have made a fundamental breakthrough in understanding the physics of photonic "sintering," which could lead to many new advances in solar cells, flexible electronics, various types of ...
Nanomaterials
Dec 1, 2015
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710
A team of researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin has invented a method for producing inexpensive and high-performing wearable patches that can continuously monitor the body's ...
Engineering
Sep 29, 2015
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