material science and engineering

Graphene is taking charge

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Graphene-based capacitors prove useful in advanced non-linear electronics.

Perfect absorption graphene style

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A tiny device broadens the bandwith to enable absorption with wide-reaching potential for electrical engineering.

Sensors for a light touch

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Biocompatible tactile sensors based on magnetic hair-like structures enable new applications for touch sensors.

Nanoscale patterning is better with gas

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Adding a gas enhances the processing of hybrid organic-inorganic materials for improved solar cells.

Tweaking the perfect recipe

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Adjusting the cooking time is all it takes to tune the magnetic properties of these multi-functional iron nanowires.

A simple nose for noxious gases

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Tunable porous MOF materials interface with electrodes to sound the alarm at the first sniff of hydrogen sulfide.

The raw power of human motion

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Standalone power modules that harvest and convert vibrations from their surroundings into electricity could soon fuel future microsystems.

Single-electrode material streamlines functions into a tiny chip

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Ruthenium oxide is used to integrate energy-storing microsupercapacitors and thin-film electronics at the transistor level.