‘Magic’ angle graphene and the creation of unexpected topological quantum states
Credit: Kevin Nuckolls, Department of Physics, Princeton University Electrons inhabit a strange and topsy-turvy world. These infinitesimally small particles have ...
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Physics discovery leads to ballistic optical materials
Credit: Evan Simmons and Kun Li WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Electronics are increasingly being paired with optical systems, such as ...
New hard-carbon anode material for sodium-ion batteries will solve the lithium conundrum
New sodium-storing electrode material for rechargeable batteries with unprecedented energy densityCredit: Shinichi Komaba from Tokyo University of Science Cost-effective rechargeable ...
High-rate Li-ion batteries demonstrate superior safety
Credit: WMG, University of Warwick As the inevitable growth of transport electrification continues, the types of batteries that will be ...
Artificial visual system of record-low energy consumption for the next generation of AI
Credit: City University of Hong Kong A joint research led by City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has built an ...
Artificial Chemist 2.0: quantum dot R&D in less than an hour
Credit: Milad Abolhasani, NC State University A new technology, called Artificial Chemist 2.0, allows users to go from requesting a ...
Hunn, Distinguished Alumnus honoree, says UTA teaches ‘importance of critical thinking’
Faculty member selected as National Academy of Inventors fellowCredit: David Hunn The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has selected an ...
Yuka Esashi named as 2021 recipient of Nick Cobb Memorial Scholarship
The award honors the memory of the SPIE senior member and Mentor chief engineerCredit: SPIE BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA — Yuka ...
Beating the heat: Oxidation in novel coating material for aircraft gas turbine engines
Scientists investigate oxidative reactions in ytterbium silicide, a heat-resistant coating, to improve heat efficiency in aircraft gas turbine enginesCredit: Ryo ...
ERC awards Barbara Mazzolai and Andrea Toma for projects on environmental sustainability
Researchers at IIT are among the grantees awarded by ERC today. Their projects will focus on the creation of intelligent ...
Multiple semiconductor type switching to boost thermoelectric conversion of waste heat
Credit: Tokyo Tech In recent years, the energy consumption in developed countries has been rather wasteful. Nearly two-thirds of the ...
Shining a light on what’s really happening in perovskite solar cells
University of Tsukuba researchers take a molecular-level look at what happens in perovskite solar cells when they are operating, to ...
New transistor design disguises key computer chip hardware from hackers
Credit: Purdue University photo/John Underwood WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A hacker can reproduce a circuit on a chip by discovering ...
Safe space: improving the “clean” methanol fuel cells using a protective carbon shell
Scientists encapsulate catalyst in a protective molecular sieve that selectively prevents undesired reactions in methanol fuel cellsCredit: Unsplash Because of ...
Electrical spin filtering the key to ultra-fast, energy-efficient spintronics
Electrical spin filtering avoids energy-costs of magnetic fieldCredit: FLEET Spin-filtering could be the key to faster, more energy-efficient switching in ...
Dark excitons hit the spotlight
Researchers pioneer a revolutionary new method to directly observe previously hidden particles, called dark excitons.Credit: OIST Heralding the end of ...
New glue sticks easily, holds strongly, and is a gas to pull apart
Research expands number of temporary adhesivesCredit: Photo courtesy of Nicholas Blelloch. HANOVER, N.H. - December 2, 2020 - Temporary glues ...
System-on-chip design: From system to transistor
A must-read for system and circuit designers, technologists and physicists from the World Scientific Advanced Series in Electrical and Computer ...
A semiconductor chip detects antigen concentrations at 1 parts per quadrillion molar mass
For use as an at-home IoT biosensorCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Overview: Associate Professor Kazuhiro ...
Hitting the quantum ‘sweet spot’: Researchers find best position for atom qubits in silicon
Australian researchers have located the 'sweet spot' for positioning qubits in silicon to scale up atom-based quantum processors.Credit: CQC2T Researchers ...