Data storage prospects broaden for antiferromagnetics
A previously unobserved type of antiferromagnetic switching may be useful for memory applications
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High-resolution direct laser writing exploits scruffy edges
By controlling stray filament formation researchers achieve sub 10 nm feature sizes with standard direct laser writing tools
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Inorganic semiconductors can be more flexible in the dark
Experiments in complete darkness reveal extraordinary plasticity in ZnS
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World Metrology Day: Celebrating an underappreciated science
The UK's National Physical Laboratory opens its doors to shed light on everyday units and the work that goes into defining them
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Gallenene grows on silicon
Researchers successfully take on the challenge of growing gallenene on silicon using a buffer layer
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Memristor technology programme wins £11 million
Research collaborators at Southampton, Imperial and Manchester universities in the UK win a grant to develop memristor technology for broader use
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Wicked membranes mimic ultrastretchable spider silk
Researchers produce synthetic membranes with the same capillary reservoir structure that allows extensions of 10,000% without rupture in biological threads
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Graphene nanoribbons mend from the brink
Calculations of carbon fragment fusion highlight the role of edges in making and mending defects
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Professor Wu and e-skin
Wenzhuo Wu describes some of the devices for human–machine interfacing and sensing using functional nanomaterials under development in his lab at Purdue University
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Optical traps feel the heat
Researchers exploit heating effects in optical tweezing to manipulate nanoparticles opto-thermoelectrically, thereby reducing the optical power and operational restrictions required
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