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Localized Excitons in 2D Materials for Integrated Quantum Optics

NUS scientists have found that the oxygen interstitials in single-layer tungsten diselenide (WSe2) enable it to function as single photon emitters (SPEs) for quantum optical applications.

9 Jul 2019

Tiny Nanocrystals Create ‘Brighter’ Future for TV Viewers, Study Finds

Curtin University researchers have discovered tiny ‘greener’ nanocrystals that can be manipulated to produce high-quality pictures and lighting in electronic devices such as televisions.

9 Jul 2019

Replicating Nanoscale Fluid-Transporting Structures of Desert Lizards

EU-funded LINABIOFLUID scientists studied desert-dwelling horned lizards by using electron microscopes.

8 Jul 2019

Spontaneous Synchronisation Achieved at the Nanoscale

Researchers from the ICN2 Phononic and Photonic Nanostructures Group have led a research which synchronised for the first time a couple of optomechanical oscillators.

5 Jul 2019

FGR Secures Further Graphite Supplies from KGLL

First Graphene Limited (ASX:FGR) has extended its excellent relationship with Kahatagaha Graphite Lanka Limited (KGLL) with the placement of a purchase order for a further 500 tonnes of graphite.

From First Graphene Ltd. 5 Jul 2019

MIPT Physicists Greenlight Commercial Graphene for T-Wave Detection, Despite Defects

Russian researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) and Valiev Institute of Physics and Technology have demonstrated resonant absorption of terahertz radiation in commercially available graphene.

5 Jul 2019

Spontaneously Forming Semiconducting Nanotubes

Scientists at EPFL have found a method to make semiconducting, photoluminescent nanotubes form spontaneously in liquid solutions.

4 Jul 2019

Researchers Develop Large-Area, Adlayer-Free, Single-Crystal Graphene

A truly single-layer (that is, adlayer-free) large-area graphene film on large-area copper foils has been reported by the research group of Director Rodney Ruoff from the Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials (CMCM) of the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST).

4 Jul 2019

Use of Black (Nano) Gold Could Help Fight Climate Change

Global warming poses a serious hazard to Earth and living beings. The rise in the atmospheric CO2 level is one of the key reasons for global warming.

4 Jul 2019

Nanoscale Pendulum Coupling Illustrated in New Research

In 1665, Lord Christiaan Huygens discovered that two pendulum clocks, placed in the same wooden structure, oscillated spontaneously and impeccably in line but in opposite directions: the clocks oscillated in anti-phase.

3 Jul 2019

Tiny Supersonic Jet Injector Speeds up Nanoscale Additive Manufacturing

Scientists have significantly quickened the fabrication of nanoscale structures by energizing precursor molecules using a minute, high-energy supersonic jet of inert gas.

3 Jul 2019

Newly Developed Nanowires can Record Intracellular Signals

Machines are quite comfortable with human cells. Embeddable sensors record how and when neurons fire; neuron-like devices could even boost faster regrowth after being implanted in the brain; and electrodes spark heart cells to beat or brain cells to fire.

2 Jul 2019

Nanocoating Prevents Greasy Smudges on Surfaces

Greasy fingerprints on shiny stainless steel surfaces are not only unattractive but also have a negative impact on the particular surface.

2 Jul 2019

New Drug with Three Active Ingredients Released in Sequence at Specific Times

A group of researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now brought what was once a pharmacologist’s vision much closer to reality: a drug with three active constituents that are released successively at particular times.

1 Jul 2019

Study Shows Positive Impact of Gold Nanoparticles on Human B Lymphocytes

The use of nanoparticles in medicine has progressively increased in the last two decades. However, their safety and impact on the human immune system is still a significant concern.

1 Jul 2019