Atomic-scale manufacturing method could enable ultra-efficient computers
Credit: Adapted from ACS Nano 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b07637 As computers continue to infiltrate almost every aspect of modern life, their ...
Tag: Atomic Physics
Lehigh University nuclear fusion plasma control expert pursuing global energy goal
Two recently awarded DOE grants fund the work of Eugenio Schuster, who is leading research teams at existing tokamaks that ...
Escher’s angels and demons woodcut predicts how matter deforms
A study published in the prestigious Physical Review LettersCredit: PRL Politecnico di Milano Dutch artist M.C. Escher's most famous drawing, ...
Magnetic wave flows under better control from now on
Credit: Source: IFJ PAN Even faster processors with even smaller dimensions? Wherever neither electronics nor spintronics can cope with performance ...
Magnetic wave flows under better control from now on
Credit: Source: IFJ PAN Even faster processors with even smaller dimensions? Wherever neither electronics nor spintronics can cope with performance ...
Artyom Yurov, IKBFU physicist: ‘Can quantum effects occur at mega-scale?’
An article of the IKBFU Director of Institute of Physics, Mathematics and Informational Technology, Artyom Yurov and the Institute's Associate ...
Blowing bubbles: PPPL scientist confirms way to launch current in fusion plasmas
Credit: Elle Starkman / PPPL Office of Communications An obstacle to generating fusion reactions inside facilities called tokamaks is that ...
A distinct spin on atomic transport
Work that demonstrates simultaneous control over transport and spin properties of cold atoms establishes a framework for exploring concepts of ...
Established mass production technology for solid-solution alloy nanoparticles
Contributing to the realization of a sustainable society by reducing emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gasesCredit: ©Furuya Metal In ...
Scientists develop strategy to stabilize single atoms with ionic liquid as electronic stabilizer
Credit: DING Shiping Supported single-atom catalysts (SACs) have emerged as a new frontier in heterogeneous catalysis and have attracted broad ...
SRNL radiation detection systems operating at ports of Tacoma and NY/NJ
Credit: Dept. of Homeland Security AIKEN, S.C. (Nov. 1, 2019) - After years of development and testing, a radiation detection ...
New technique lets researchers map strain in next-gen solar cells
Credit: Jariwala et al., Joule, 2019 People can be good at hiding strain, and we're not alone. Solar cells have ...
Novel NRL instrument enhances ability to measure nuclear materials
Credit: (U.S. Navy photo by Nicholas E. M. Pasquini) WASHINGTON - Researchers with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) designed ...
Small magnets reveal big secrets
Work by international research team could have wide-ranging impact on information technology applicationsCredit: Barsukov lab, UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- ...
JILA team demonstrates model system for distribution of more accurate time signals
Credit: N. Hanacek/NIST JILA physicists and collaborators have demonstrated the first next-generation "time scale" -- a system that incorporates data ...
Researchers watch quantum knots untie
After first reporting the existence of quantum knots, Aalto University & Amherst College researchers now report how the knots behaveCredit: ...
A new stable form of plutonium discovered at the ESRF
Credit: Kristina Kvashnina An international team of scientists, led by the Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), have found a new compound ...
Solving the mystery of quantum light in thin layers
A very special kind of light is emitted by tungsten diselenide layers. The reason for this has been unclear. Now ...
Quantum paradox experiment may lead to more accurate clocks and sensors
Credit: Magdalena Zych More accurate clocks and sensors may result from a recently proposed experiment, linking an Einstein-devised paradox to ...
New design strategy can help improve layered superconducting materials
Modified multi-layered bismuth superconductor for higher critical temperaturesCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have ...