Materials Sciences

Materials Sciences

Innovative LCD Research: New Twists in Screen Technology

Liquid crystals, discovered more than 125 years ago, are at work behind the screens of TV and computer monitors, clocks, watches and most other electronics…

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New Laser Integrated into Silicon Chip Boosts Biosensor Tech

In the area of nano photonics, scientists for the first time succeeded in integrating a laser with an organic gain medium on a silicon photonic chip. This…

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'Odd couple' monolayer semiconductors align to advance optoelectronics

In a study led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, scientists synthesized a stack of atomically thin monolayers of two…

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Electrons Slide Through Hourglass in Unique Potassium Crystals

In an article published in the journal Nature this week, the researchers theorize the existence of these hourglass fermions in crystals made of potassium and…

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Flake-Like Nanoparticles: A New Era in Rust Protection

The developers will be demonstrating their results and the possibilities they offer at stand B46 in hall 2 at this year's Hanover Trade Fair as part of the…

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Flow at the Nanoscale: Stopping Drops and Sustaining Nanobubbles

However, for years, progress in science and technology has been directed towards ever more finely structured surfaces of solids which can be used for a wide…

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How MALT1 Splicing Regulates Immune System Activation

The protein MALT1 (mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma translocation protein 1) controls the activation of lymphocytes and thus the immune response…

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New Luminous Pigments Enhance Counterfeit Protection

Everyone knows the small UV lamps at cash desks in supermarkets. They are used to verify whether “big banknotes” are genuine. To do so, colorful snippets light…

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Independently Developed Codes Achieve Equivalent Results

Reproducibility does not come easily

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Ruthenium Nanoframes: A Breakthrough in Catalyst Design

Last week, Nano Letters published the team's study, which covers how the researchers made a catalyst for the first time out of the noble metal ruthenium.

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X-Ray Innovation: Radar Gun for Unruly Atoms Explained

“It's a bit like a police speed trap — for atomic and nanoscale defects,” says Randall Headrick, a professor of physics at the University of Vermont who led…

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Engineering Lightweight Materials Inspired by Bird Bones

A team of Korean research team led by Professor Ju-Young Kim (School of Materials Science and Engineering) of Ulsan National Institute of Science and…

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Flat Boron: A Breakthrough in Two-Dimensional Superconductors

Rice University scientists have determined that two-dimensional boron is a natural low-temperature superconductor. In fact, it may be the only 2-D material…

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New Insights on High-Temperature Superconductors Revealed

The study of superconductors with a high critical temperature discovered in the 1980s remains a very attractive research subject for physicists. Indeed, many…

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Hybrid Pixel Array Detectors: A Leap in Low-Noise Imaging

For decades, detectors have been a limiting factor in experiments at synchrotron radiation facilities. Even though imaging detectors evolved over time, the…

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New 3-D Insights into Flexible DNA Fluctuations

An international team working at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has captured the first high-resolution 3-D…

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