A new repulsion model for graphene catalysts
A new mathematical model helps predict the tiny changes in carbon-based materials that could yield interesting properties.
Nanomaterials
Jul 19, 2021
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Molecules in collective ecstasy
"What we see here is energy transfer that is much faster than in any semiconductor," says Jakob Heier. The physicist works in Empa's Functional Polymers lab, and the discovery he has made with his team could cause a stir ...
Materials Science
Jul 13, 2021
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Compositional dependence of perovskite nanocrystal properties
Researchers from Skoltech and Ludwig Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Germany have studied the fundamental properties of halide perovskite nanocrystals, a promising class of optoelectronic materials. Using a combination ...
Nanophysics
Jun 08, 2021
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Shiny mega-crystals that build themselves
An international team led by Empa and ETH Zurich researchers is playing with shape-engineered nanoscale building blocks that are up to 100-times larger than atoms and ions. And although these nano "Lego bricks" interact with ...
Materials Science
May 27, 2021
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From making wine to managing mine waste, clay is important for many industries
The discovery and use of clays dates back to 30,000 years ago, making clays one of the oldest materials used in society. Clays are naturally occurring materials that were first used to make pottery and are now used abundantly ...
Materials Science
May 21, 2021
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Tiny diamonds prove an excellent material for accelerator components
When it comes to producing high-quality electron beams like those found in state-of-the-art scientific equipment like free-electron lasers, ultrafast electron diffraction and imaging and wakefield accelerators, scientists ...
Nanophysics
Mar 08, 2021
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High-throughput screening for Weyl semimetals with S4 symmetry
A new topological invariant χ is defined in systems with S4 symmetry to diagnose the existence of Weyl fermions. By calculating χ, the computational cost for searching Weyl semimetals is greatly reduced. Recently, Gao et ...
Soft Matter
Feb 24, 2021
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Phages can anticipate bacteria's location and destroy them before they cause an infection
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and other institutions have identified a novel strategy that can eliminate bacteria in a specific location before they cause an infection. The strategy uses a phage, a virus that ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 09, 2021
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An optical coating like no other
For more than a century, optical coatings have been used to better reflect certain wavelengths of light from lenses and other devices or, conversely, to better transmit certain wavelengths through them. For example, the coatings ...
Nanomaterials
Feb 04, 2021
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Researchers develop new one-step process for creating self-assembled metamaterials
A team led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers has discovered a groundbreaking one-step process for creating materials with unique properties, called metamaterials. Their results show the realistic possibility ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 11, 2021
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