Quantum tunneling in graphene advances the age of terahertz wireless communications
Credit: Daria Sokol/MIPT Press Office Scientists from MIPT, Moscow Pedagogical State University and the University of Manchester have created a ...
Tag: Materials
Thanks to machine learning, the future of catalyst research is now!
New study defies conventions and proposes a technology-driven method to identify useful catalyst combinationsCredit: JAIST To date, research in the ...
Load-reducing backpack powers electronics by harvesting energy from walking
Credit: Adapted from ACS Nano 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c07498 Hikers, soldiers and school children all know the burden of a heavy ...
A new hands-off probe uses light to explore electron behavior in a topological insulator
Just as pressing a guitar string produces a higher pitch, sending laser light through a material can shift it to ...
Beyond qubits: Sydney takes next big step to scale up quantum computing
In partnership with Microsoft, Sydney scientists have removed a roadblock to scaling up quantum machinesCredit: University of Sydney Scientists and ...
Fine tuned: adjusting the composition and properties of semiconducting 2D alloys
Scientists experimentally realize 2D Si-Ge alloys with tunable electronic properties, getting us closer to a breakthrough in modern electronicsCredit: Picture ...
Novel photocatalyst effectively turns carbon dioxide into methane fuel with light
Credit: City University of Hong Kong Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the major greenhouse gases causing global warming. If ...
Tiny 3D structures enhance solar cell efficiency
Credit: Lutz Mühlenbein A new method for constructing special solar cells could significantly increase their efficiency. Not only are the ...
UMass Amherst researchers discover materials capable of self-propulsion
Research highlights how shape and environment can cause materials to move without motors or handsCredit: UMass Amherst Imagine a rubber ...
Photonics research makes smaller, more efficient VR, augmented reality tech possible
Credit: Franky So Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Texas have developed and demonstrated a new ...
Physicists have developed new material for water desalination
Credit: FEFU press office Titanium dioxide nanoparticles decorated by gold absorb about 96% of the solar spectrum and turn it ...
Batteries that can be assembled in ambient air
Credit: POSTECH The honor of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to those who developed lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. These ...
Islands without structure inside metal alloys could lead to tougher materials
These high-entropy alloys could lead to better technologies in transportation, energy and denfenseCredit: University of California San Diego An international ...
Accurate drug dosages with proton traps
An electronic proton-trapping ion pump for selective drug deliveryCredit: Thor Balkhed Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have developed a proton ...
Threads that sense how and when you move? New technology makes it possible
Engineers created thread sensors that can be attached to skin to measure movement in real time, with potential implications for ...
From heat to spin to electricity: Understanding spin transport in thermoelectric devices
Scientists shed light on how the magnetic properties of 2D interlayers can enhance spin accumulation effects in thermoelectric heterostructuresCredit: Macrovector ...
National laboratories’ look to the future of light sources with new magnet prototype
Credit: Photo: Ibrahim Kesgin, Argonne National Laboratory With a powerful enough light, you can see things that people once thought ...
Chemists settle battery debate, propel research forward
Researchers used ultrabright x-rays to identify lithium hydride and a new form of lithium fluoride in the interphase of lithium ...
Harnessing the power of AI to understand warm dense matter
CASUS researchers develop effective tool to describe exotic state of matterCredit: Attila Cangi The study of warm dense matter helps ...
Breakthrough for laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
Overcoming limitations inherent in other LIBS techniques, plasma-grating-induced breakdown spectroscopy enhances signal intensity by more than three timesCredit: SPIE Laser-induced ...
