Discovery comes as researchers set out to grow nanowires of a compound semiconductor on top of a sheet of graphene.
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Zinc oxide can be used for UV lasers, LEDs
Researchers have solved a long-standing materials science problem, making it possible to create new semiconductor devices using zinc oxide.
Company launches nano-impedance biosensor for cancer treatment
Pharmaco-Kinesis Corporation have announced their first commercialized offering, the first-generation Nano-Impedance Biosensor (NIB).
New microbatteries are the most powerful on the planet
Technology out-powers even the best supercapacitors and could drive new applications in radio communications and compact electronics.
Ultrathin optoelectronics help researchers explore the brain
Ultrathin, flexible optoelectronic devices – including LEDs the size of individual neurons – are lighting the way for scientists in optogenetics and beyond.
Optical circuits from polycrystalline diamond
Pernice group at KIT use polycrystalline diamond for the fabrication of wafer-based optomechanical circuits.
Monolayer molybdenum disulfide as a chemical sensor
NRL team develop a vapor sensor based on new monolayer materials that shows great potential for future nanoscale electronic devices.
Tough and pliable: a paper-like ceramic
Scientists produce a paper-like ceramic material which is as hard as copper, yet flexible enough to be rolled up or folded. The material has another advantage: it is electrically conductive.
A new way to make next-generation battery electrodes
Chinese researchers report a method to coat graphene with a transition metal oxide, with the aim to create new, better electrodes for Li-ion batteries.
Optical surface for new solar cells, computing, and sensing
New optical technologies using “metasurfaces” capable of the ultra-efficient control of light are nearing commercialization.
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