Two atomically thin carbon sheets stacked on top of each other, called bilayer graphene, exhibit unique properties when one of the layers is twisted at a certain angle—a "magic" angle. The study of magic and other angle ...
Nanophysics
Nov 18, 2020
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Bristol researchers have developed a tiny device that paves the way for higher performance quantum computers and quantum communications, making them significantly faster than the current state-of-the-art.
Optics & Photonics
Nov 9, 2020
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Microgel suspensions made up of microscopic liquid-filled polymer particles occupy a curious physical state somewhere between liquid and solid, giving them unique properties and potential uses in self-healing structures, ...
Materials Science
Nov 5, 2020
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Ceramics are some of the oldest materials made by humans. At the same time, they are some one of the most promising materials for the key technologies of the twenty-first century. However, ceramics are challenging to shape ...
Materials Science
Oct 27, 2020
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Engineers at Rice University and Texas A&M University have found a 2-D material that could make computers faster and more energy-efficient.
Materials Science
Oct 26, 2020
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Since the discovery of graphene more than 15 years ago, researchers have been in a global race to unlock its unique properties. Not only is graphene—a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon arranged in a hexagonal lattice—the ...
Nanomaterials
Oct 12, 2020
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Climate changes associated with global warming can affect astronomical observations. That is the result of a study involving scientists from the University of Cologne. The international research team investigated a range ...
Astronomy
Sep 17, 2020
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Researchers at ETH Zurich and the University of Bern have discovered a mechanism by which the corona virus manipulates human cells to ensure its own replication. This knowledge will help to develop drugs and vaccines against ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 14, 2020
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Purdue University researchers have passed another significant milestone as they work to take a new two-dimensional nanomaterial to market for use in nanoelectronics, quantum devices and infrared technology used in national ...
Nanomaterials
Sep 2, 2020
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A new biological engineering process that could help to decarbonise the UK military is set to be developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield.
Biochemistry
Sep 1, 2020
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