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Novel crumpling method takes flat graphene from 2-D to 3-D
“Fundamentally, intrinsic strains on crumpled graphene could allow modulation of electrical and optical properties of graphene,” explained SungWoo Nam, an…
Go Ahead, Dunk Your Cell Phone in Salt Water
Barrier films, used in everything from food and drug packaging to consumer electronics and solar cells, help prevent your food from spoiling, help to preserve…
ASU, Georgia Tech create breakthrough for solar cell efficiency
Did you know that crystals form the basis for the penetrating icy blue glare of car headlights and could be fundamental to the future in solar energy…
NASA Engineer Achieves Another Milestone in Emerging Nanotechnology
A team led by John Hagopian, an optics engineer at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., has demonstrated that it can grow a uniform layer of…
New fabrication technique could provide breakthrough for solar energy systems
For years, scientists have studied the potential benefits of a new branch of solar energy technology that relies on incredibly small nanosized antenna arrays…
Research discovery could revolutionise semiconductor manufacture
Instead of starting from a silicon wafer or other substrate, as is usual today, researchers have made it possible for the structures to grow from freely…