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Both a pipe-clip-device structure and an effective air-gap fabrication technique allow for a nanomechanical switch to be synthesized that can be operated with less than 1 V.
A solution-processed ultraviolet photodetector with a nanocomposite active layer composed of ZnO nanoparticles blended with semiconducting polymers can significantly outperform inorganic photodetectors.
A supramolecular polymer with embedded nanostructured Ni particles shows mechanical and electrical self-healing capabilities as well as piezoresistive properties, making it a good candidate for electronic skin applications.
With the rise of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides, graphene is no longer the only two-dimensional crystal attracting significant interest in the research community.
The conductivity of a single graphene nanoribbon can be measured by lifting the nanoribbon off a surface with the tip of a scanning tunnelling microscope.
Many experiments have demonstrated that the spin direction of an electron survives for a relatively long time in an organic material. Results presented at a recent conference show how such long spin-lifetimes can be used in devices.
Biological motors and pumps are equilibrium devices that couple chemical, electrical and mechanical processes in an environment that is far from equilibrium. Recognition of the key role played by microscopic reversibility in their operation is a first step towards rational design of artificial molecular devices.
Single-layer metal dichalcogenides are two-dimensional semiconductors that present strong potential for electronic and sensing applications complementary to that of graphene.
A new signal generation mechanism based on the growth of gold nanoparticles offers a way to detect ultralow concentrations of analytes with the naked eye.