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International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics eBulletin: Nobel Laureate F. Duncan M. Haldane Shares his Insights into the Discovery of 'Topological Phases of Matter'
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Professor Duncan Haldane shares his insights on topics including the importance of science tuition at schools, mentoring research at university, and his career in overturning conventional wisdom in magnetism and matter, and his discovery of 'topological phases of matter'. [...]
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Solar cells are an important alternative energy source. The traditional solar-cell material of choice is crystalline silicon, which enables high power conversion efficiency, is stable, and has a well-established manufacturing process. Drawbacks with crystalline silicon are the high production cost and its fundamental efficiency limit. [...]
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Junyi Chen et al., "Fabrication of high-performance ordered radial junction silicon nanopencil T solar cells by fine-tuning surface carrier recombination and structure morphology", 56, 604 (2019).
DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2018.12.002
Rather than letting 'waste' heat dissipate, it is possible to use it and convert it into electrical energy. Such thermoelectric conversion is an important technology, especially in today's context of alternative energy sources. Yet, achieving high recovery efficiency is difficult. [...]
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Reference
Naohito Tsujii et al., "Observation of enhanced thermopower due to spin fluctuation in weak itinerant ferromagnet", 5, eaat5935 (2019).
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aat5935
One of the pathological mechanisms observed in neurodegenerative diseases in the central nervous system, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, is the accumulation of so-called microglia — cells that perform functions such as removing dead cells and excess synapses in the brain. When over-activated, microglia can also produce cytokines (small proteins) causing inflammation. [...]
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Y. Nakagawa et al., "Apoptotic Cell-Inspired Polymeric Particles for Controlling Microglial Inflammation toward Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment", . XXX, XXX (2019). DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.8b01510
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