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By Lisa McDonald / November 8, 2023

Hydrogels for wound management, 3D-printed quantum sensors, and other materials stories that may be of interest for November 8, 2023.

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New ultrafast optical nanoscopy method measures carrier dynamics in wider bandgap semiconductors

By Lisa McDonald / February 21, 2023

To date, efforts to study carrier dynamics in semiconductor materials have primarily focused on narrow bandgap semiconductors. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, propose a method that combines ultrafast nanoscale measurements and theoretical modeling to probe carrier behavior in semiconductors with wider bandgaps.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / February 8, 2023

Semiconducting borophene, destroying PFAS with BN, and other materials stories that may be of interest for February 8, 2023.

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Good things come in even smaller packages: ZrO2 thin films on silicon show ferroelectricity down to 5 angstroms

By Guest Contributor / December 9, 2022

Ferroelectric materials are expected to revolutionize the next generation of ultralow-power microelectronics. In a recent study, researchers led by the University of California, Berkeley achieved atomic-scale ferroelectricity in fluorite-structured zirconium dioxide thin films on silicon.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / October 26, 2022

3D nanocomposites boost heat dissipation in electronics, DOE equity plan requirements, and other materials stories that may be of interest for October 26, 2022.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / June 29, 2022

Boron nitride nanotube fibers get real, world’s largest liquid mirror telescope, and other materials stories that may be of interest for June 29, 2022.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / April 27, 2022

Nanotechnology in winter sports, sapphire fiber sensors, and other materials stories that may be of interest for April 27, 2022.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / April 13, 2022

Freeze-thaw battery preserves energy, new transistor cuts energy use, and other materials stories that may be of interest for April 13, 2022.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / July 28, 2021

Ultrathin magnet operates at room temperature, origami glass, and other materials stories that may be of interest for July 28, 2021.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / July 21, 2021

New graphene superconductivity mechanism, disease-detecting breathalyzers, and other materials stories that may be of interest for July 21, 2021.

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