Scientists open new window into the nanoworld
Credit: Kapteyn/Murnane Group/JILA University of Colorado Boulder researchers have used ultra-fast extreme ultraviolet lasers to measure the properties of materials ...
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Tech to help autonomous vehicles better scan for nearby fast-moving objects
Mechanical control and modulation of light on a silicon chip could enhance lidarCredit: WoogieWorks graphic/Alex Mehler WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- ...
A new path for electron optics in solid-state systems
A novel mechanism for electron optics in two-dimensional solid-state systems opens up a route to engineering quantum-optical phenomena in a ...
Hammer-on technique for atomic vibrations in a crystal
Credit: MBI Vibrations of atoms in a crystal of the semiconductor gallium arsenide (GaAs) are impulsively shifted to a higher ...
New materials for extra thin computer chips
For a long time, something important has been neglected in electronics: If you want to make electronic components smaller and ...
For next-generation semiconductors, 2D tops 3D
Credit: Jang-sik Lee(POSTECH) Netflix, which provides an online streaming service around the world, has 42 million videos and about 160 ...
Understanding the love-hate relationship of halide perovskites with the sun
New research by scientists at TU/e and universities in China and the US sheds light on the causes of perovskite ...
The spin state story: Observation of the quantum spin liquid state in novel material
New insight into the spin behavior in an exotic state of matter puts us closer to next-generation spintronic devicesCredit: Tokyo ...
Porous graphene ribbons doped with nitrogen for electronics and quantum computing
Credit: University of Basel, Department of Physics Graphene consists of a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb ...
Contest between superconductivity and insulating states in Magic Angle Graphene
Credit: ©ICFO If you stack two layers of graphene one on top of the other, and rotate them at an ...
For cleaner air, water, and soil
Credit: IPC PAS, Grzegorz Krzyzewski The air around us is still getting more and more polluted. No wonder many scientists ...
Atomic ‘Swiss army knife’ precisely measures materials for quantum computers
NIST unveils blueprint for building a three-in-one measurement tool to study quantum materials.Credit: NIST It images single atoms. It maps ...
Crystal structure discovered almost 200 years ago could hold key to solar cell revolution
Credit: John Labram, Oregon State University. CORVALLIS, Ore. - Solar energy researchers at Oregon State University are shining their scientific ...
Researchers develop computational model to build better capacitors
Credit: Doug Irving, NC State University Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a computational model that helps users ...
Building a harder diamond
Scientists at the University of Tsukuba use computer calculations to propose a new way to rearrange the carbon atoms in ...
New materials of perovskite challenge the chemical intuition
Credit: Changqing Jin, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences High-pressure materials science has taken off over the last couple ...
World’s widest graphene nanoribbon promises the next generation of miniaturized electronics
Credit: Junichi Yamaguchi, Yasunobu Sugimoto, Shintaro Sato, Hiroko Yamada With literally the thickness of one carbon atom and electrical properties ...
Lose weight of fusion reactor component
Design optimization using a topology optimization techniqueCredit: National Institute for Fusion Science The group of associate professor Hitoshi Tamura and ...
Development of a small sensor capable of continuously monitoring the phytohormone ethylene
Technology may allow optimal transportation and storage of fruits and vegetables, reducing food wasteCredit: NIMS NIMS and AIST have developed ...
Process for ‘two-faced’ nanomaterials may aid energy, information tech
Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy A team led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National ...