
Silk-on-graphene films line up for next-generation bioelectronics
Researchers have grown a uniform two-dimensional layer of silk protein fragments on a van der Waals substrate for the first time
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Researchers have grown a uniform two-dimensional layer of silk protein fragments on a van der Waals substrate for the first time
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New result backs up an important theory prediction concerning this exotic state of matter
The Zel'dovich effect is observed in an electromagnetic system for the first time
The phase diagram of this new material contains a "centre of liquidity"
Devices will be important for applications in quantum sensing and computing, biology, underwater communications and display technologies
Scientists make first ever measurements of a planet-wide field that could be as fundamental as gravity and magnetic fields
The technique could be used to observe a wide range of deep-seated biological structures and activity
New mathematical framework could allow for more accurate climate models