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Scientists use Nobel-prize winning chemistry for clean energy breakthrough
Scientists have used a Nobel-prize winning Chemistry technique on a mixture of metals to potentially reduce the cost of fuel cells used in electric cars and reduce harmful emissions from conventional vehicles. The researchers have translated a biological technique to reveal atomic scale chemistry in metal nanoparticles. These materials are one of the most effective catalysts for energy converting systems such as fuel cells.
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Sustainable and recyclable thermoelectric paper
Researchers have created a new concept of thermoelectric material. It is a device composed of cellulose, produced in situ in the laboratory by bacteria, with small amounts of a conductive nanomaterial, carbon nanotubes, using a sustainable and environmentally friendly strategy.
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A sustainable and recyclable carbon nanotubes thermoelectric paper
The device, produced by bacteria, takes advantage of the residual heat and transforms it into electricity for innovative sensing applications.
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Waterproof graphene electronic circuits
Water molecules distort the electrical resistance of graphene, but a team of researchers has discovered that when this two-dimensional material is integrated with the metal of a circuit, contact resistance is not impaired by humidity. This finding will help to develop new sensors -- the interface between circuits and the real world -- with a significant cost reduction.
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Structural colors, without the shimmer
Researchers have developed a new method to produce structural colors that don't change with the angle of viewing.
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Scientists use Nobel-prize winning chemistry for clean energy breakthrough
Scientists have used a Nobel-prize winning chemistry technique on a mixture of metals to potentially reduce the cost of fuel cells used in electric cars and reduce harmful emissions from conventional vehicles.
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Layered cocktails inspire new form of male birth control
Inspired by colorful layered cocktails, researchers have developed a medium-term, reversible male contraceptive.
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Harnessing light for a solar-powered chemical industry
Nanotechnology for solar power paves way for more sustainable chemical manufacturing industry, one of the globe's biggest energy users.
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Ingestible, expanding pill monitors the stomach for up to a month
Soft, squishy device could potentially track ulcers, cancers, and other GI conditions over the long term.
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Artificial intelligence instantly captures materials' properties
Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) to seriously accelerate the development of new technologies from wearable electronics to flexible solar panels.
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Antireflection coating makes plastic invisible
Researchers have developed an antireflection coating that improves on existing coatings to the extent that it can make transparent plastics, such as Plexiglas, virtually invisible.
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Waterproof graphene electronic circuits
Water molecules distort the electrical resistance of graphene, but a team of researchers has discovered that when this two-dimensional material is integrated with the metal of a circuit, contact resistance is not impaired by humidity.
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Antireflection coating makes plastic invisible
Antireflection (AR) coatings on plastics have a multitude of practical applications, including glare reduction on eyeglasses, computer monitors and the display on your smart-phone when outdoors. Now, researchers have developed an AR coating that improves on existing coatings to the extent that it can make transparent plastics, such as Plexiglas, virtually invisible.
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'Small meets smaller': Dietary nanoparticulates impact gut microbiome
The intestinal microbiome is not only key for food processing but an accepted co-determinant for various diseases. Researchers have now identified effects of nanoparticles on intestinal microorganisms.
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Electrical conductivity in doped organic semiconductors
Researchers have identified the key parameters that influence electrical conductivity in doped organic conductors.
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Synthesizing single-crystalline hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) film that uniformly self-assembles
Researchers have found a method for synthesizing hexagonal boron nitride films with a nearly perfect single-crystalline structure. This structure consistently self-assembles on top of liquid gold and can be used as a platform for synthesizing other crystalline thin-film materials.
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Graphene: Large, stable pieces of graphene produced with unique edge pattern
Graphene is a promising material for use in nanoelectronics. Its electronic properties depend greatly, however, on how the edges of the carbon layer are formed. Zigzag patterns are particularly interesting in this respect, but until now it has been virtually impossible to create edges with a pattern like this. Chemists and physicists have now succeeded in producing stable nanographene with a zigzag edge. Not only that, the method they used was even comparatively simple.
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Laser-fabricated crystals in glass are ferroelectric
For the first time, a team of researchers has demonstrated that laser-generated crystals confined in glass retain controllable ferroelectric properties, key to creating faster, more efficient optical communication systems.
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Researchers decipher electrical conductivity in doped organic semiconductors
Scientists have identified the key parameters that influence electrical conductivity in doped organic conductors.
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Thin-film semiconductor fabrication process uses copper(I) iodide at room temperature
Researchers have found a way to create printed p-channel thin-film transistors by using the abundantly available and environmentally-friendly copper(I) iodide semiconductor at room temperature. Their energy-efficient and cost-effective fabrication method for these transistors may pave the way for developing low-cost and novel optoelectronic devices.
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