Tag: Chemistry/Physics/Materials Sciences

Princeton-led study finds that superconductivity in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene emerges from a highly interacting state of electronsCredit: Image by ...

Scientists apply ‘twistronics’ to light propagation and make a breakthrough discovery

The findings provide a promising pathway for leapfrog advancement in imaging, optical-computing technologies, biosensing and moreCredit: ASRC NEW YORK, June ...

Which factors control the height of mountains?

A study in Nature with a surprising finding: It is not erosionCredit: NASA; Astronaut photograph ISS059-E-517 Which forces and mechanisms ...

Applying ‘magic angle’ twistronics to manipulate the flow of light

'Twisted' layers of 2D materials produce photonic topological transition at 'magic' rotation anglesCredit: FLEET Monash researchers are part of an ...

Simple explanation suffices for conduction in nickelates

Credit: Beatriz Noheda, University of Groningen Some metal oxides, such as nickelates, have a tuneable resistivity, which makes them an ...

Ultra-thin camera lenses of the future could see the light of day

Credit: Chalmers University of Technology/Daniel Andren In the future, camera lenses could be thousands of times thinner and significantly less ...

Three research groups, two kinds of electronic properties, one material

Credit: © MPI CPfS This it is the story of a unique material - made of a single compound, it ...

Physics principle explains order and disorder of swarms

Credit: Tobias Bäuerle Current experiments support the controversial hypothesis that a well-known concept in physics - a "critical point" - ...

Self-healing bone cement

Material scientists at the University of Jena (Germany) have developed a bone replacementCredit: Anne Guenther Our body is able to ...

Surprisingly strong and deformable silicon

Credit: Illustration: ETH Zurich Since the invention of the MOSFET transistor sixty year ago, the chemical element silicon on which ...

Flexible and recyclable optoelectronics move a step closer

Cheaper electrodes could enable the creation of low-cost solar cells, touchscreens and affordable high-tech windowsCredit: Dr. Tengfei Qiu Australian researchers ...

First confirmation of new theory by metamaterial

Credit: Chair of Theoretical Physics I / University of Wuerzburg Topological metamaterials are applied as a novel platform to explore ...

Signatures of fractional electronic charge observed in topological insulators

The recent measurement of fractional charge, appearing in the current issue of the journal Science, stems from the team's theoretical ...

Liquid metals break down organic fuels into ultra-thin graphitic sheets

First synthesis of ultra-thin graphitic materials at room temperature using organic fuelsCredit: UNSW, Sydney For the first time, FLEET researchers ...

UMass Amherst AI expert wins public service medal from defense department

Computer scientist honored for service as a DARPA program managerCredit: UMass Amherst Nearly 100 colleagues recently joined an online celebration ...

How magnetic fields and 3D printers will create the pills of tomorrow

Credit: University of Sussex Doctors could soon be administering an entire course of treatment for life-threatening conditions with a 3D ...

Lab makes 4D printing more practical

Rice advances manufacture of complex shapeshifters for soft robots, biomedical implantsCredit: Verduzco Laboratory/Rice University HOUSTON - (June 9, 2020) - ...

Predicting unpredictable reactions