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Scientists reveal mechanism of electron charge exchange in molecules

October 14, 2019 0 Comments Computer Graphics, Computers and Internet, Consumer Electronics, Electricity, Materials Science, Neural Interfaces, Spintronics, Spintronics Research

Through a new scanning transmission electron microscopy method, researchers are able to observe electron distribution between atoms and molecules and uncover clues to the origins of ferroelectricity, the capacity of certain crystals to possess spontaneous electric polarization that can be switched by the application of an electric field. The research also revealed the mechanism of charge transfer between two materials.

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Creating 2D heterostructures for future electronics

October 12, 2019 0 Comments Civil Engineering, Electronics, Engineering and Construction, Graphene, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Spintronics, technology

New research integrates nanomaterials into heterostructures, an important step toward creating nanoelectronics.

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Nanoscale manipulation of light leads to exciting new advancement

October 11, 2019 0 Comments Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Nature of Water, Optics, Physics, Quantum Physics

Controlling the interactions between light and matter has been a long-standing ambition for scientists seeking to develop and advance numerous technologies that are fundamental to society. With the boom of nanotechnology in recent years, the nanoscale manipulation of light has become both, a promising pathway to continue this advancement, as well as a unique challenge due to new behaviors that appear when the dimensions of structures become comparable to the wavelength of light.

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Six degrees of nuclear separation

October 11, 2019 0 Comments 3-D Printing, Energy and the Environment, Environmental Science, Materials Science, Nuclear Energy, Recycling and Waste, Renewable Energy, Weapons Technology

For the first time, scientists have printed 3D parts that pave the way to recycling up to 97 percent of the waste produced by nuclear reactors.

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New material captures carbon dioxide and converts it into useful chemicals

October 11, 2019 0 Comments Air Quality, Chemistry, Climate, Environmental Issues, Global Warming, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Organic Chemistry

The captured CO2 can be converted into useful organic materials.

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Physicists look to navigational 'rhumb lines' to study polymer's unique spindle structure

October 11, 2019 0 Comments Biochemistry, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Physics

A new study describes how spheres can be transformed into twisted spindles thanks to insights from 16th century navigational tools. Researchers show how polymers can contract into spiral structures, known as loxodromes, that have complex patterning ten times smaller than the width of a human hair.

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Controlling superconducting regions within an exotic metal

October 11, 2019 0 Comments Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Computers and Internet, Engineering and Construction, Hacking, Materials Science, Physics, Quantum Computers

Researchers have created a metallic microdevice in which they can define and tune patterns of superconductivity. Their discovery holds great promise for quantum technologies of the future.

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That new yarn? Wearable, washable textile devices are possible with MXene-coated yarns

October 10, 2019 0 Comments Computers and Internet, Distributed Computing, Engineering and Construction, Materials Science, Mobile Computing, Spintronics Research, Textiles and Clothing, Wearable Technology

Researchers have figured out how to add more conductivity into functional fabric devices, by coating yarns with a 2-dimensional carbon-based material called MXene, to make conductive threads. The group has developed a dip-coating method, similar to the dyeing process, that can produce a conductive yarn strong enough for use in industrial knitting machines and durable enough to make it through wash cycles without degrading.

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Twist-based refrigeration: Twisting and coiling 'twistocaloric' yarns to keep cool

October 10, 2019 0 Comments Civil Engineering, Electronics, Engineering and Construction, Materials Science, Nature of Water, Petroleum, Thermodynamics, Wearable Technology

Researchers have discovered a new technology for refrigeration that is based on twisting and untwisting fibers. They demonstrated twist-based refrigeration using materials as diverse as natural rubber, ordinary fishing line and nickel titanium wire.

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Intelligent, shape-morphing, self-healing material for soft robotics

October 10, 2019 0 Comments Engineering and Construction, Materials Science, Mathematics, Mobile Computing, Nanotechnology, Robotics, Spintronics Research, Textiles and Clothing

Advances in the fields of soft robotics, wearable technologies, and human/machine interfaces require a new class of stretchable materials that can change shape adaptively while relying only on portable electronics for power. Researchers have developed such a material that exhibits a unique combination of high electrical and thermal conductivity with actuation capabilities that are unlike any other soft composite.