Thursday, October 6, 2016

Stressed out coatings

Fine-grained microstructure could toughen protective coatings.

Disorderly conduct

An analysis of electron behavior explains why the phase-change material iron-tellurium best conducts electricity in its disordered amorphous phase.

Nanoscale confinement leads to new all-inorganic perovskite with exceptional solar cell properties

Scientists for the first time discovered how to make perovskite solar cells out of quantum dots and used the new material to convert sunlight to electricity with 10.77 percent efficiency.

Smallest. Transistor. Ever.

Research breaks major barrier in transistor size by creating gate only 1 nanometer long.

Researchers fabricate microfibers for single-cell studies, tissue engineering

Researchers have created a new way to design and fabricate microfibers that support cell growth and could be useful tools for reconnecting nerves and regenerating other damaged tissues.

Enhancing the superconducting properties of an iron-based material

Scientists pioneer method that enables material to carry more electrical current without resistance at a higher temperature.

Fast energy transport between unlike partners

Chemists have combined different dye molecules in aggregates and thereby observed surprising properties. Their discovery may help to use sunlight more efficiently for the generation of energy.