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Quantum Materials Quest Could Benefit From Graphene That Buckles

August 12, 2020 sarah Jonas 2D materials, Building Blocks, Crystals, Devices, Electricity, Electronic Devices, Electronics, Electrons, Energy, Graphene, Graphite, Health, health monitoring devices, Magnetic Fields, Magnetism, Materials, Materials Science, New Jersey, NJ, Physics, Power, Quantum Computers, quantum materials, Research, Robots, Rutgers, Rutgers University, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Science, Sensors, Superconductivity, Superconductors, Tech, Technology

Graphene, an extremely thin two-dimensional layer of the graphite used in pencils, buckles when cooled while attached to a flat surface, resulting in beautiful pucker patterns that could benefit the search for novel quantum materials and superconductors, according to Rutgers-led research in the journal Nature. Quantum materials host strongly interacting electrons with special properties, such as entangled trajectories, that could provide building blocks for super-fast quantum computers. They also can become superconductors that could slash energy consumption by making power transmission and electronic devices more efficient.

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‘Blinking” Crystals May Convert CO2 into Fuels

July 16, 2020 sarah Jonas Carbon Dioxide, Ceramics, Chemistry, Climate Change, Cosmetics, Crystals, Devices, Electron Beam, Electronics, Electrons, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Fiber, Fireflies, Food, Fuels, Glass, Industry, Materials, Methane, Nanoparticles, nanotechnology, New Jersey, NJ, Paper, Plastics, Quantum, Quantum Computers, quantum computing, Research, Rubber, Rutgers, Rutgers University, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Science, Sensors, Solar Cells, Titanium Dioxide

Imagine tiny crystals that “blink” like fireflies and can convert carbon dioxide, a key cause of climate change, into fuels. A Rutgers-led team has created ultra-small titanium dioxide crystals that exhibit unusual “blinking” behavior and may help to produce methane and other fuels, according to a study in the journal Angewandte Chemie. The crystals, also known as nanoparticles, stay charged for a long time and could benefit efforts to develop quantum computers.

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Tiny Bubbles Make a Quantum Leap

July 13, 2020 sarah Jonas Materials, OPTICS, Photon, Quantum, Semiconductor

Researchers at Columbia Engineering and Montana State University have found that placing sufficient strain in a 2D material creates localized states that can yield single-photon emitters. Using sophisticated optical microscopy techniques developed at Columbia over the past 3 years, the team was able to directly image these states for the first time, revealing that even at room temperature they are highly tunable and act as quantum dots, tightly confined pieces of semiconductors that emit light.

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Merging solar cell and liquid battery produces efficient, long-lasting solar storage

July 13, 2020 sarah Jonas Alternative Energy, Chemistry, Energy, Materials, Solar energy

Chemists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and their collaborators have created a highly efficient and long-lasting solar flow battery, a way to generate, store and redeliver renewable electricity from the sun in one device.

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Researchers create air filter that can kill the coronavirus

July 8, 2020 sarah Jonas Biotechnology, INFECTIOUS/EMERGING DISEASES, Materials, MEDICINE/HEALTH, Public Health

Researchers from the University of Houston, in collaboration with others, have designed a “catch and kill” air filter that can trap the virus responsible for COVID-19, killing it instantly.

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2D Semiconductors Found to Be Close-To-Ideal Fractional Quantum Hall Platform

July 6, 2020 sarah Jonas 2D semiconductors, Materials, Quantum, TMDs

Columbia University researchers report that they have observed a quantum fluid known as the fractional quantum Hall states (FQHS), one of the most delicate phases of matter, for the first time in a monolayer 2D semiconductor. Their findings demonstrate the excellent intrinsic quality of 2D semiconductors and establish them as a unique test platform for future applications in quantum computing.

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Harmful Microbes Found on Sewer Pipe Walls

July 6, 2020 sarah Jonas Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, Bacteria, BAYS, Bioterrorism, Bleach, Cement, Cleaning, Concrete, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Disease, Disinfection, Engineering, Environment, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Germs, Health, Materials, microbes, New Jersey, NJ, Outbreak, Pathogens, Plastic, Public Health, PVC, Rivers, Rutgers, Rutgers School of Engineering, Rutgers University, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, SARS-CoV-2, Sewage, Sewers, Solids, Streams, toilets, Virus, Wastewater, wastewater treatment, wastewater treatment plants, Waterways, Workers

Can antibiotic-resistant bacteria escape from sewers into waterways and cause a disease outbreak? A new Rutgers study, published in the journal Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, examined the microbe-laden “biofilms” that cling to sewer walls, and even built a simulated sewer to study the germs that survive within.

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Summit Helps Predict Molecular Breakups

July 2, 2020 sarah Jonas Computational Science, condensed matter physics, high-performance computing, Materials, Materials Science, Molecular Biology, Molecular Physics, Simulations, Supercomputing

A team used the Summit supercomputer to simulate transition metal systems—such as copper bound to molecules of nitrogen, dihydrogen, or water—and correctly predicted the amount of energy required to break apart dozens of molecular systems, paving the way for a greater understanding of these materials.

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New method measures temperature within 3D objects

July 2, 2020 sarah Jonas Engineering, Materials, Spectrometer

University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers have made it possible to remotely determine the temperature beneath the surface of certain materials using a new technique they call depth thermography. The method may be useful in applications where traditional temperature probes won’t work, like monitoring semiconductor performance or next-generation nuclear reactors.

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Building a harder diamond

July 1, 2020 sarah Jonas Atomic Physics, ATOMIC/MOLECULAR/PARTICLE PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY/PHYSICS/MATERIALS SCIENCES, INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING/CHEMISTRY, Materials, Molecular Physics, NANOTECHNOLOGY/MICROMACHINES, SUPERCONDUCTORS/SEMICONDUCTORS

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba used computer calculations to design a new carbon-based material even harder than diamond.

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With a ‘catch-and-release’ process, researchers advance graphene electronics

June 15, 2020 sarah Jonas Electronics, Engineering, Graphene, Materials

A team of researchers has found a versatile method for the construction of high-quality vdW heterostructures using a dual-function polymeric film with a thickness of below five nanometers to promote the exfoliation of monolayer graphene.

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‘Artificial Chemist’ Combines AI, Robotics to Conduct Autonomous R&D

June 4, 2020 sarah Jonas AI, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Chemistry & Materials, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Automation, Materials, materials and manufacturing, R&D, Research, Research & Development

Researchers have developed a technology called “Artificial Chemist,” which incorporates artificial intelligence and an automated system for performing chemical reactions to accelerate R&D and manufacturing of commercially desirable materials.

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