Diodes are widely used electronic devices that act as one-way switches for current. A well-known example is the LED (light-emitting diode), but there is a special class of diodes designed to make use of the phenomenon known ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 20, 2021
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The development of flexible, wearable and implantable microelectronics has accelerated the need for miniaturized and integrated energy storage devices with mechanically robust properties, high voltage, and highly compatible ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 26, 2021
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Materials science likes to take nature and the special properties of living beings that could potentially be transferred to materials as a model. A research team led by chemist Professor Andreas Walther of Johannes Gutenberg ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 24, 2021
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Life without electricity is something that is no longer imaginable. Whether it be a smartphone, hair-dryer or a ceiling lamp—the technical accomplishments we hold dear all require electricity. Although every child at school ...
Education
Dec 18, 2020
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Ultra-low voltage electricity is effective at killing bacteria because it causes membranes that surround bacteria to leak, according to a new study by University of Arkansas researchers. The research advances work to fight ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 17, 2020
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NUS physicists have demonstrated the control of magnetism in a magnetic semiconductor via electrical means, paving the way for novel spintronic devices.
General Physics
Aug 6, 2020
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In the present context of concerning CO2 levels and sustainability issues, the search for efficient and clean alternatives for producing energy continues. Among the most attractive ecofriendly fuels known, hydrogen stands ...
Materials Science
Apr 30, 2020
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Highly concentrated aqueous electrolytes, known as water-in-salt electrolytes, could be an alternative to the organic solvents used in car batteries and other electrochemical devices. They have the advantages of abundance, ...
Materials Science
Apr 27, 2020
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Nagoya University scientists have developed a one-step fabrication process that improves the ability of nanocarbons to remove toxic heavy metal ions from water. The findings, published in the journal ACS Applied Nano Materials, ...
Materials Science
Mar 20, 2020
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Russian researchers from the Federal Research Clinical Center of Physical-Chemical Medicine, the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, and Lomonosov Moscow State University showed the possibility of blending two incompatible ...
Biochemistry
Mar 16, 2020
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