Quantum entanglement offers unprecedented precision for GPS, imaging and beyond
University of Arizona researchers are using quantum entanglement to detect radio frequencies with more sensitivity and accuracy than everCredit: University ...
Tag: Materials
New discovery settles long-standing debate about photovoltaic materials
Credit: US Department of Energy, Ames Laboratory Scientists have theorized that organometallic halide perovskites-- a class of light harvesting "wonder" ...
Texas A&M researchers uncover the art of printing extremely hard steels flawlessly
Results from the collaboration with scientists from the Air Force Research Laboratory could have applications in the aerospace, automotive and ...
Under pressure: New bioinspired material can ‘shapeshift’ to external forces
Credit: Pam Li/Johns Hopkins University Inspired by how human bone and colorful coral reefs adjust mineral deposits in response to ...
KIST and UNIST joint research team develop a high-capacity battery material using salmon DNA
Stabilizing the surface of over-lithiated layered oxides using DNA from salmon and carbon nanotubes. Improved catalyst performance and lifespan found ...
New electrode material developed to increase charge capacity of lithium batteries
Credit: Yokohama National University Lithium batteries hold a lot of promise for the future of many applications, including electric vehicles, ...
Single-atom-layer trap: A pivotal microscopic feature for li-ion migration
Credit: ZHU Feng, Md Shafiqul Islam, ZHOU Lin, et al. On April 14th, Prof. MA Cheng from the University of ...
Moiré engineering applicable in correlated oxides by USTC researchers
Credit: FAN Xiaodong, LI Lin and CHEN Xin The research team of Prof. ZENG Changgan from Hefei National Laboratory for ...
Researchers propose theoretical model to describe capillary force balance at contact line
Credit: FAN Jingcun et al. Recently, a group led by Prof. WU Heng'an and Prof. WANG Fengchao from University of ...
Flatter graphene, faster electrons
Credit: Swiss Nanoscience Institute Bumps on a road slow down our pace, so do corrugations in graphene to travelling electrons. ...
Untwisting plastics for charging internet-of-things devices
Credit: Takenobu Group Untwisting chains of atoms within a plastic polymer improves its ability to conduct electricity, according to a ...
Seeing ‘under the hood’ in batteries
Technique adapted at Berkeley Lab X-ray facility finds growing use for next-gen battery R&DCredit: Marilyn Sargent/Berkeley Lab From next-gen smartphones ...
New boron material of high hardness created by plasma chemical vapor deposition
The goal is material that approaches a diamond in hardness and can survive extreme pressure, temperature and corrosive environments.Credit: UAB ...
Engineers to work on cybersecurity for systems linking solar power to grid
A $3.6 million award from the US Department of Energy is part of $128 million dedicated to new projects that ...
Two is better than one
Scientists fit two co-catalysts on one nanosheet for better water purificationCredit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY - A collaboration of ...
Shedding light on dark traps
Scientists pinpoint origin of defects that sap potential of next gen solar techCredit: OIST/Togo A multi-institutional collaboration, co-led by scientists ...
KIST develops nanometer-thick electromagentic shielding film using MXene
Uniform nanometer-thick MXene films can be used as electromagnetic shields in flexible electronics and 5G telecommunication devicesCredit: Korea Institute of ...
Discovery offers new avenue for next-generation data storage
Researchers report a compound capable of achieving skyrmion state at room temperature under pressureCredit: Audrius Brazdeikis, University of Houston The ...
Tandem solar cell world record: New branch in the NREL chart
Credit: HZB Tandem cells combine two different semiconductors that convert different parts of the light spectrum into electrical energy. Metal-halide ...
Electrospun manuka honey nanofibrous wound dressings
Credit: Shinshu University As instances of antibiotic resistance increase in the medical field, scientists are reexamining natural materials for their ...
