Soft Matter
Jan 19, 2023
New 'whipping jet' sprayer controls how aerosols move
Aerosols are tiny particles that can have a significant impact on Earth's climate and human health.
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Nanomaterials
Jan 17, 2023
Flexible, wearable electronics woven into gear can reduce firefighters' rate of injury and mortality
Firefighting may look vastly different in the future thanks to intelligent fire suits and masks developed by multiple research institutions in China.
Nanophysics
Nov 28, 2022
A crystal shape conundrum is finally solved
A crystal's shape is determined by its inherent chemistry, a characteristic that ultimately determines its final form from the most basic of details. But sometimes the lack of symmetry in a crystal makes the surface energies ...
Nanophysics
Nov 9, 2022
Magnetism or no magnetism? The influence of substrates on electronic interactions
A new study at Monash University illustrates how substrates affect strong electronic interactions in two-dimensional metal-organic frameworks.
Optics & Photonics
Nov 4, 2022
Semi-nonlinear etchless lithium niobate waveguide with bound states in the continuum
Lithium niobite (LN) with an ultra-wide optical transparent window has shown excellent nonlinear, electro-optic, acoustic-optic, piezoelectric, thermoelectric and photorefractive effects. It is an excellent platform for realizing ...
Nanomaterials
Nov 1, 2022
Researchers join forces to further explore the catalytic applications of semiconductors
In science, no matter what the field, expertise often intersects. At the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), this is especially true for many areas of study where faculty members collaborate to push the ...
Materials Science
Sep 9, 2022
Unique ferroelectric microstructure revealed for first time
A team of researchers have observed and reported for the first time the unique microstructure of a novel ferroelectric material, enabling the development of lead-free piezoelectric materials for electronics, sensors, and ...
Nanophysics
Aug 16, 2022
2D boundaries could create electricity
There's still plenty of room at the bottom to generate piezoelectricity. Engineers at Rice University and their colleagues are showing the way.
Nanophysics
Aug 5, 2022
Data-driven discovery of NbOI2 as a high performance layered piezoelectric
Piezoelectric materials can convert mechanical energy to electrical energy, and vice versa. In recent years, there has been growing interest in the search for two-dimensional (2D) layered piezoelectrics. Such layered van ...
General Â鶹ÒùÔºics
Jul 28, 2022
AI tackles the challenge of materials structure prediction
Researchers have designed a machine learning method that can predict the structure of new materials with five times the efficiency of the current standard, removing a key roadblock in developing advanced materials for applications ...
