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Water sees right through grapheneHouston TX (SPX) Jan 24, 2012 Graphene is largely transparent to the eye and, as it turns out, largely transparent to water. A new study by scientists at Rice University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has determined that gold, copper and silicon get just as wet when clad by a single continuous layer of graphene as they would without. The research, reported this week in the online edition of Nature Materials, is significant for scientists learning to fine-tune surface coatings for a variety of applications. "T ... read more |
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 Scientists solve mystery of colorful armchair nanotubes Rice University researchers have figured out what gives armchair nanotubes their unique bright colors: hydrogen-like objects called excitons. Their findings appear in the online edition of the Journ ... more | .. |
 Graphene reveals its magnetic personality In a report published in Nature Physics, they used graphene, the world's thinnest and strongest material, and made it magnetic. Graphene is a sheet of carbon atoms arranged in a chicken wire s ... more | .. |
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Down to the wire for silicon: Researchers create a wire 4 atoms wide, 1 atom tall The smallest wires ever developed in silicon - just one atom tall and four atoms wide - have been shown by a team of researchers from the University of New South Wales, Melbourne University and Purd ... more | .. |
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 Prototype NIST device measures absolute optical power in fiber at nanowatt levels Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a prototype device capable of absolute measurements of optical power delivered through an optical fiber. ... more | .. |
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 Voltage increases up to 25 percent observed in closely packed nanowires at Sandia Labs Unexpected voltage increases of up to 25 percent in two barely separated nanowires have been observed at Sandia National Laboratories. Designers of next-generation devices using nanowires to deliver ... more |
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 Tiny levers, big moves in piezoelectric sensors A team of university researchers, aided by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), have succeeded in integrating a new, highly efficient piezoelectric material into ... more |
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