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Direct inkjet printing of composite thick films
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Bioelectronics and the organic electrochemical transistor
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CIGS solar cells reach new record efficiency
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Smallest display chipset enables full HD projection
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Ribbon-like crystal structure hosts topological surface states
A multinational team lead by the University of Oxford has discovered a novel topological insulator in the form of Sb-doped Bi2Se3 nanowires.
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Light sensors for artificial limbs
Researchers shine light into muscle to detect instructions for artificial limbs.
Laser testing solar cells
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