bilayer
noun
bi·lay·er
ˈbī-ˌlā-ər 
-ˌler
: a film or membrane with two molecular layers
a bilayer of phospholipid molecules
bilayer
adjective
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The research team reengineered the chemical vapour deposition (CVD) technique by introducing a liquid gold/tungsten bilayer as the substrate.
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026
In other words, studying Hofstadter’s butterfly in twisted graphene bilayers could be of broader utility, opening the way for further enlightening investigations of the phenomenon in other systems and materials.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2025
Miniature compartments, such as lipid bilayers configured into capsules like liposomes and micelles, are important for cellular organization and function.
—Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
The researchers could control the composition of each lipid bilayer to make the concentrisome user-defined.
—New Atlas, 30 July 2024
Twisted bilayer graphene has the former.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 16 Mar. 2021
In research described in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, the Penn State team was able to direct the electrons by placing a pair of gates above and below the bilayer graphene sheet and then applying an electrical field perpendicular to the plane.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Aug. 2016
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026
In other words, studying Hofstadter’s butterfly in twisted graphene bilayers could be of broader utility, opening the way for further enlightening investigations of the phenomenon in other systems and materials.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2025
Miniature compartments, such as lipid bilayers configured into capsules like liposomes and micelles, are important for cellular organization and function.
—Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
The researchers could control the composition of each lipid bilayer to make the concentrisome user-defined.
—New Atlas, 30 July 2024
Twisted bilayer graphene has the former.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 16 Mar. 2021
In research described in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, the Penn State team was able to direct the electrons by placing a pair of gates above and below the bilayer graphene sheet and then applying an electrical field perpendicular to the plane.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Aug. 2016
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bilayer
noun
bi·lay·er
ˈbī-ˌlā-ər, -ˌle(-ə)r
: a film or membrane with two molecular layers
a bilayer of phospholipid molecules
bilayer
adjective
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