New study presents tip-induced nano-engineering of strain, bandgap, and exciton funneling in 2D semiconductors
Credit: UNIST A research team, led by Professor Kyoung-Duck Park in the Department of Physics at UNIST has succeeded in ...
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Leader in power-efficient computer architecture receives Eckert-Mauchly Award
Margaret Martonosi's work has led to new fields of researchCredit: Association for Computing Machinery ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, ...
Dominant factor of carrier transport mechanism in multilayer graphene nanoribbons revealed
Researchers precisely set the number of layers in multilayer graphene nanoribbons, controlling the semiconducting and metallic properties of field effect ...
Printing a better microgrid
New research shows particle-free silver microgrid outperforms other flexible high-performance transparent electrodesCredit: Randal McKenzie / LAMP Lab The future of ...
The powerhouse future is flexoelectric
'Giant flexoelectricity' breakthrough in soft elastomers paves way for improved robots and self-powered pacemakersCredit: University of Houston Researchers have demonstrated ...
Closer hardware systems bring the future of artificial intelligence into view
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo - Machine learning is the process by which computers adapt ...
Astonishing quantum experiment in Science raises questions
Credit: Enrique Sahagún, Scixel Quantum systems are considered extremely fragile. Even the smallest interactions with the environment can result in ...
Shiny mega-crystals that build themselves
The other side of entropyCredit: Gian Vaitl / Empa To really appreciate what a team of researchers led by Maksym ...
Study of promising photovoltaic material leads to discovery of a new state of matter
McGill University researchers gain new insight into the workings perovskites that could lead to more efficient and cheaper solar cellsCredit: Colin Sonnichsen Researchers ...
“Bite” defects in bottom-up graphene nanoribbons
Quantum electronicsCredit: Empa / EPFL (adapted with permission from J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2021,12, 4692-4696, Copyright 2021 American Chemical Society) ...
NTU Professor’s achievements recognised with ASME’s prestigious medal
Research has seen him scrutinising geckos, bones, and conch shellsCredit: NTU Singapore As a child, Professor Gao Huajian, Distinguished University ...
New optimization approach helps design lighter carbon fiber composite materials
New design approach for manufacturing carbon fibers with optimized orientation and thickness achieves weight reduction in fiber reinforced plasticsCredit: Robert ...
Pristine quantum criticality found
Study: Quantum fluctuations may give rise to topological phases of matterCredit: Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (May 24, ...
A new form of carbon
Not graphene: researchers in Germany and Finland discover new type of atomically thin carbon materialCredit: University of Marburg, Aalto University ...
Scientists take a bite out of solar efficiency challenge with sandwich model
The design of next-generation solar panels can now be improved thanks to a greater fundamental understanding of the structure within ...
New material could create ‘neurons’ and ‘synapses’ for new computers
Credit: University of Groningen Classic computers use binary values (0/1) to perform. By contrast, our brain cells can use more ...
‘Bite’ defects revealed in bottom-up graphene nanoribbons
Credit: @Michele Pizzochero Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs), narrow strips of single-layer graphene, have interesting physical, electrical, thermal, and optical properties because ...
New approach to growing cubic boron nitride: a pathway to next-gen semiconductors
Lehigh University materials researcher Siddha Pimputkar wins NSF CAREER award to develop novel method of growing bulk single-crystal nitrides--an advance ...
Building a foundation for high-power tech
Pitt researchers receive $820K from Office of Naval Research for work on ultra-high frequency soft magnet technologyCredit: University of Pittsburgh ...
New evidence for electron’s dual nature found in a quantum spin liquid
Results from a Princeton-led experiment support a controversial theory that the electron is composed of two particles.Credit: Catherine Zandonella, Princeton ...