Tag: Materials

A new method for identifying quantum orbits enables photoelectron spectroscopy via tunneling ionization to provide attosecond temporal and subangstrom spatial ...

Sweat-proof ‘smart skin’ takes reliable vitals, even during workouts and spicy meals

The design could lead to conformable wearable monitors to track skin cancer and other conditionsCredit: Courtesy of Jeehwan Kim, Hanwool ...

Mixing it up: A low-cost way to make efficient, stable perovskite solar cells

'Microfluidic processing' could help to make a competitive printed photovoltaics industry a realityCredit: Monika Michalska (Exciton Science) A key component ...

Want new advanced materials? There’s a phase transition for that

Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Believe it or not, steel has something in ...

In-situ structural evolution of Zr-doped Na3V2(PO4)2F3 coated by N-doped carbon for SIB

Credit: Journal of Energy Chemistry Na3V2(PO4)2F3(NVPF), a cathode material used in sodium-ion batteries (SIB), features ultrafast Na+ migration and high ...

Novel heat-management material keeps computers running cool

Credit: The H-Lab/UCLA UCLA engineers have demonstrated successful integration of a novel semiconductor material into high-power computer chips to reduce ...

Paving the way to artificial photosynthesis — effect of doping on the photocatalyst SrTiO3

New study shows how doping affects the charge properties of a photocatalyst, potentially paving the way for better solar energy ...

New 2D alloy combines five metals, breaks down CO2

It's first demonstrated use of a 2D, multi-metallic alloyCredit: Mishra Lab A two-dimensional alloy material -- made from five metals ...

This crystal impurity is sheer perfection

Scientists at Berkeley Lab, UC Berkeley design 3D-grown material that could speed up production of new technologies for smart buildings ...

Squeeze the shock out: What different phases of piezoelectric materials tell us

Scientists have observed a correlation between the presence of intermediate S-polymorph phases in lanthanum-doped bismuth ferrite thin films and their ...

Nanoscale thermoplasmonic heating shows promise for studies of nanomaterials

A research of glassy polymers was recently published in ACS PhotonicsCredit: Kazan Federal University Atomic nuclei contain enormous energy that ...

Identifying a topological fingerprint

Anomalous planar Hall effect (APHE) the 'smoking gun' for topological magnetic monopoleCredit: FLEET A FLEET theoretical study out this week ...

‘Edge of chaos’ opens pathway to artificial intelligence discoveries

Nanowire network trained to solve simple problem mimicking neural pathwaysCredit: Adrian Diaz-Alvarez/NIMS Japan (for nanowire image) Scientists at the University ...

New type of metasurface allows unprecedented laser control