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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By April Gocha / March 23, 2016

Unprecedented nanoscale analysis, when glass becomes liquid, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 23, 2016.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By April Gocha / March 9, 2016

Making larger sheets of 2-D materials, secret to 3-D graphene revealed, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 9, 2016.

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New kid on the block: This 2-D material could upstage graphene in the digital tech game

By Stephanie Liverani / March 1, 2016

There’s a new one atom-thick flat material on the scene that could boot graphene from its seat as the wonder material to advance electronic tech as we know it.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By April Gocha / February 17, 2016

Graphene’s toughness in question, molybdenum disulfide memristors, and other materials stories that may be of interest for February 17, 2016.

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Video: Could solar panels provide the world’s entire energy needs?

By April Gocha / January 13, 2016

“Is it possible that one day the world could be completely reliant on solar energy?” TED-Ed answer that question by diving into the science behind solar cells in a new explainer video that focuses on the atomic happenings within a silicon solar cell.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By April Gocha / December 16, 2015

Exploring limits of energy transfer, catalysts for solar water splitters, and other materials stories that may be of interest for December 16, 2015.

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New solar cell design uses ‘invisible’ nanowires to harness power potential of reflected light

By Stephanie Liverani / December 2, 2015

Scientists at Stanford University in California are developing a new solar cell that uses ‘invisible’ nanowires to redirect sunlight that is reflected away and lost with traditional solar cell designs.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By April Gocha / November 10, 2015

Fastest silicon phototransistor ever made, welding unweldable metals, and other materials stories that may be of interest for November 10, 2015.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By April Gocha / November 3, 2015

Boise State gets new Materials Research Center, impossible phase transitions, and other materials stories that may be of interest for November 2, 2015.

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