Sep. 8, 2016 Electromagnetic radiation is everywhere -- that's been the case since the beginning of the universe. But the proliferation of electronics in recent decades has contributed both to the volume of ...
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Aug. 30, 2016 Vast quantities of gold could be salvaged from old mobile phones using a simple chemical method, a study ...
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Aug. 29, 2016 A device made of bilayer graphene is one step forward in a new field of physics called ...
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Aug. 25, 2016 A chemical sensing material has been developed whose electrical conductivity dramatically increases when exposed to toxic gases, report ...
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Aug. 25, 2016 A nanoscale wireless communication system uses plasmonic antennas to produce greater control and increased efficiency to an approach eyed for next-generation 'on-chip' communications ...
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Aug. 25, 2016 Researchers discovered a procedure to restore defective graphene oxide structures that cause the material to display low carrier mobility. By applying a high-temperature reduction treatment in an ...
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Aug. 23, 2016 Researchers have demonstrated the 3-D printing of shape-shifting structures that can fold or unfold to reshape themselves when exposed to heat or electricity, an approach also known as '4-D ...
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Aug. 23, 2016 Silicon nanoparticles based devices would allow to transmit, reflect, or scatter incident light in a specified direction, depending on its intensity. They could be integrated into microchips that ...
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Aug. 23, 2016 Researchers have created strands of synthetic DNA that, when mixed together in a test tube in the right concentrations, form an analog circuit that can add, subtract and multiply as the molecules ...
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Aug. 23, 2016 Researchers have demonstrated a compact atomic gyroscope design that could, with further development, be portable, low power, and accurate enough to be used for ...
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Aug. 23, 2016 A future of soft robots or smart T-shirts may depend on the development of stretchy power sources. But traditional batteries are thick and rigid -- not ideal properties for materials that would be ...
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Aug. 22, 2016 The goal of a polymer dielectric material with high energy density, high power density and excellent charge-discharge efficiency for electric and hybrid vehicle use has been achieved by a team of ...
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Aug. 18, 2016 In the pursuit of a new class of photovoltaic materials, researchers happened upon an entirely different discovery that addresses a centuries-old mystery of chemistry: Why does an iodine solution ...
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Aug. 16, 2016 Scientists have genetically modified a common soil bacteria to create electrical wires that not only conduct electricity, but are thousands of times thinner than a human ...
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Aug. 16, 2016 Researchers have cleared that obstacle by developing a new way to purify carbon nanotubes -- the smaller, nimbler semiconductors that are expected to replace silicon within computer chips and a wide ...
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Aug. 15, 2016 Scientists have proposed a graphene-based spaser that can 'sniff out' a single molecule, which could be used to detect even small amounts of various substances, including ...
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Aug. 12, 2016 An international team's findings provide important clues for designing polymer solar cells approaching target for power conversion efficiency and optimized for roll-to-roll ...
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Aug. 11, 2016 Researchers have developed a highly stretchable touchpad that can be used to write words and play electronic ...
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Aug. 8, 2016 Researchers have built a record energy-efficient switch, which uses the interplay of electricity and a liquid form of light, in semiconductor microchips. The device could form the foundation of ...
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Aug. 4, 2016 Scientists have developed a working battery that self-destructs in water. It's part of a field of study called 'transient electronics.' The battery project presented many challenges, ...
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