Graphene 'copy machine' may produce cheap semiconductor wafers

Engineers use graphene as a 'copy machine' to produce cheaper semiconductor wafers.

Rechargeable 'spin battery' promising for spintronics and quantum computing

Researchers have shown how to create a rechargeable 'spin battery' made out of materials called topological insulators, a step toward building new spintronic devices and quantum computers.

Making batteries from waste glass bottles

Researchers are turning glass bottles into high performance lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and personal electronics.

Degradable electronic components created from corn starch nanocomposites

Researchers have modified a degradable bioplastic derived from corn starch or other natural sources for use in more eco-friendly electronic components.

A new method developed for measuring carbon nanotubes

With this method can be measured e.g. the number of single walled carbon nanotubes and their concentration in a carbon nanotube layer.

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Nanoparticles remain unpredictable

The way that nanoparticles behave in the environment is extremely complex. There is currently a lack of systematic experimental data to help understand them comprehensively, as environmental scientists have shown in a large overview study.

Graphene and gold make a better brain probe

The electrode starts with a thin gold base. Attached to the base are tiny zinc oxide nanowires, which are coated in a thin layer of gold, and then a layer of conducting polymer.

Dark-state gas sensors

Researchers have proposed a new method of sensing gases based on a distinct optical fingerprint that arises in the presence of gas molecules. The research demonstrates a new principle which could lead to efficient gas sensors based on few-atom-thick transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs).

New technique colors biomolecules in tissue

Multicolor electron microscopes are a new addition to medical research, and they could generate interesting results.

Membranes that remove viruses from drinking water

Scientists have developed novel ultrafiltration membranes that significantly improve the virus-removal process from treated municipal wastewater used for drinking in water-scarce cities.

Fidelity in a marriage between electronic and optical effects

Simultaneously simulating electrical and optical input achieves unprecedented performance in electro-optical interfaces.