Laser allows solid-state refrigeration of a semiconductor material
Credit: Anupum Pant To the general public, lasers heat objects. And generally, that would be correct. But lasers also show ...
Tag: Nanotechnology/Micromachines
Fluorocarbon bonds are no match for light-powered nanocatalyst
Rice U. lab unveils catalyst that can break problematic C-F bondsCredit: H. Robatjazi/Rice University HOUSTON -- (June 22, 2020) -- ...
New design for ‘optical ruler’ could revolutionize clocks, telescopes, telecommunications
Credit: NIST Just as a meter stick with hundreds of tick marks can be used to measure distances with great ...
Geometry of intricately fabricated glass makes light trap itself
Light interacts with itself to form self-sustaining waves in an artificial 'topological' materialCredit: Rechtsman Laboratory, Penn State Laser light traveling ...
Scientists support the use of ultraviolet light to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission indoors
Credit: Image sketches by Nacho Gaubert. The SARS-CoV-2 outbreak is posing an extraordinary challenge that requires swift worldwide action for ...
Is teleportation possible? Yes, in the quantum world
Quantum teleportation is an important step in improving quantum computingCredit: University of Rochester photo / J. Adam Fenster "Beam me ...
Researchers pioneer new production method for heterostructure devices
Credit: Darren Nutting and Dr Freddie Withers/ University of Exeter Researchers at the University of Exeter have developed a pioneering ...
The new architecture of science: Learning from graphene
The unique design of the National Graphene Institute (NGI) in Manchester, UK sheds light on the new generation of 21st ...
Researchers make next-generation, high-toughness battery component
Credit: Sheldon lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A team of Brown University researchers has found a way to ...
New research leads to Army drones changing shape mid-flight
Credit: (Spc. Brian Chaney) ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- Soon, the U.S. Army will be able to deploy autonomous air ...
Researchers create a photographic film of a molecular switch
Following the motion of a light-responsive molecule; Study in 'The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters'Credit: Reprinted with permission from I. ...
Efficient indium oxide catalysts designed for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol
Credit: SARI Catalytic hydrogenation of carbon dioxide (CO2) is a green and sustainable means of synthesizing commodity chemicals such as ...
Graphene smart textiles developed for heat adaptive clothing
Credit: The University of Manchester New research on the two-dimensional (2D) material graphene has allowed researchers to create smart adaptive ...
New techniques improve quantum communication, entangle phonons
Credit: Photo by Nancy Wong Quantum communication--where information is sent through particles, typically entangled photons--has the potential to become the ...
Order from disorder
Using turbulence to generate frequency combs from small ring lasersCredit: Harvard SEAS We've all experienced turbulent air and water, but ...
Kavli Prize for Pioneers of Electron Microscopy
Maximilian Haider, Harald Rose, Knut Urban, and Ondrej Krivanek are awarded the 2020 Kavli Prize for their contributions to the ...
Self-powered ‘paper chips’ could help sound an early alarm for forest fires
Credit: Adapted from ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c04798 Recent devastating fires in the Amazon rain forest and ...
Energy storage using oxygen to boost battery performance
Credit: Jeung Ku Kang, KAIST Researchers have presented a novel electrode material for advanced energy storage device that is directly ...
New nanoparticle drug combination for atherosclerosis
Credit: Professor Ji-Ho Park, KAIST Physicochemical cargo-switching nanoparticles (CSNP) designed by KAIST can help significantly reduce cholesterol and macrophage foam ...
Cellular nanosponges could soak up SARS-CoV-2
Credit: Adapted from Nano Letters 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c02278 Scientists are working overtime to find an effective treatment for COVID-19, the ...
