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27Nov

Fluid-Like Electricity Flow: Low Quantum Noise in Strange Metal

The electrical current in this substance exhibits characteristics akin to the fluid dynamics of a liquid.Credit: Maxim Studio/ShutterstockResearchers have successfully constructed nanowires featuring a precise 1:2:2 ratio of ytterbium, rhodium, and silicon (YbRh2Si2), revealing an intriguing phase of matter known as the "strange metal." This quantum material defies conventional expectations, particularly regarding the unique behavior exhibited...

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18Oct

Revealing the Remarkable Properties of Multilayer Graphene

Graphene, a material derived from ordinary pencil lead when shaved down to atomic layers, has demonstrated an array of extraordinary properties over the years. When stacked into five layers in a rhombohedral pattern, graphene exhibits a rare "multiferroic" state, combining unconventional magnetism and a unique form of electronic behavior known as ferro-valleytricity. This discovery,...

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17Oct

Harnessing Sunlight to Convert Wastewater into Valuable Chemicals

Schematic Illustrating Solar-Driven Chemical Production from Engineered V. natriegens and Wastewater Contaminants for Sustainable and Efficient Processes. Credit: Nature Sustainability (2023).A groundbreaking study led by Prof. Gao Xiang from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Prof. Lu Lu from the Harbin Institute of Technology introduces an innovative method...

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07Sep

AI-Driven Discovery of Critical-Element-Free Magnetic Materials

Magnet Material. Credit: Unsplush.A team of scientists from the Ames National Laboratory has unveiled a groundbreaking machine learning model designed to identify critical-element-free permanent magnet materials. This novel model is a predictive tool for assessing the Curie temperature of fresh material combinations, marking a pivotal advancement in the application of artificial intelligence to forecast new...

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22Feb

Scientists Create Squid-Inspired ‘Liquid Windows ‘

Prototypes designed and built by Kay et al. contain several layers of channels, each of which contain fluids with various optical properties; by pumping the fluids in and out of the channels, the system can optimize the type, quantity and distribution of light passing through. Credit: Raphael Kay / Adrian So.A team of scientists at...

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29Nov

Researchers 3D Print Degradable Polymers Using Salt

Texas A&M University researchers are using 3D printing and salt to create environmentally friendly polymers that will degrade over time. Credit: Texas A&M EngineeringA crew of scientists, one from the University of Cambridge and the other three from the College of Oxford, has used whole-body 3D imaging innovation for more information about the evolutionary...

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22Aug

Unexpected Quantum Effects In Natural Double-Layer Graphene

Graphene. Credit:  Christoph Hohmann, MCQST ClusterAn international research team led by the University of Göttingen has detected unique quantum effects in high-precision researches of natural double-layer graphene and has interpreted them together with the College of Texas at Dallas utilizing their academic work.This research offers new insights into the interaction of the charge carriers...

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11Aug

Graphene is a Nobel Prize-winning “wonder material”

Will graphene (shown) be replaced by graphyne? Credit: Forance / Adobe StockGraphene is a "wonder material" entirely made of carbon atoms with tremendous potential in the semiconductor industry. A related molecule referred to as graphyne might be even better. Graphyne, however, is challenging to create. Now, chemists have found a way to produce it...

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27Jul

Chemists Open Secrets Of Molten Salts

University of Cincinnati computational chemist Yu Shi. Credit: Andrew Higley, University of CincinnatiA chemist at the College of Cincinnati has come up with a unique means to examine the thermodynamic properties of molten salts that are utilized in numerous nuclear and solar power applications.UC College of Arts and Sciences research join and computational chemist...

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15Mar

Synthetic Enamel Similar to the Natural Tooth Enamel

Scientists from Beihang University, the Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology and the Michigan Institute of Translational Nanotechnology produced a synthetic enamel. Such Synthetic enamel as similar properties to natural tooth enamel.Article published in the journal Science. Its title: Multiscale engineered artificial tooth enamel, Science (2022). The article illustrates how well the new synthetic material compare...

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