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Nanocrystals Could Enable Flexible Electronics

What if materials used in LEDs and implants could be made into nanocrystals? Researchers at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory have developed a method to create metal nitride nanocrystals, overcoming a long-standing challenge in producing these materials at nanoscale dimensions.

Nanocrystals Could Enable Flexible Electronics

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What if materials used in LEDs and implants could be made into nanocrystals?

Researchers at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory have developed a method to create metal nitride nanocrystals, overcoming a long-standing challenge in producing these materials at...

University of Chicago researchers have developed a method to produce them.

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What if materials used in LEDs and implants could be made into nanocrystals? Researchers at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory have developed a method to create metal nitride nanocrystals, overcoming a long-standing challenge in producing these materials at nanoscale dimensions. University of Chicago researchers have developed a method to produce them.

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