The case of the elusive Majorana: The so-called ‘angel particle’ is still a mystery
Credit: Cui-zu Chang, Penn State A 2017 report of the discovery of a particular kind of Majorana fermion--the chiral Majorana ...
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Paving the way for spintronic RAMs: A deeper look into a powerful spin phenomenon
Credit: Journal of Applied Physics Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology(Tokyo Tech) explore a new material combination that sets the ...
Electronics at the speed of light
Credit: University of Konstanz Contemporary electronic components, which are traditionally based on silicon semiconductor technology, can be switched on or ...
Electron pulser for ultrafast electron microscopy wins 2019 R&D 100 award
This low-cost laser-free device can be retrofit into conventional transmission electron microscopes to image the dynamic behaviors of energy and ...
No storm in a teacup — it’s a cyclone on a silicon chip
Credit: Dr. Christopher Baker University of Queensland researchers have combined quantum liquids and silicon-chip technology to study turbulence for the ...
Tweaks behind the rebirth of nearly discarded organic solar technologies
Credit: Georgia Tech / Branden Camp A solar energy material that is remarkably durable and affordable is regrettably also unusable ...
Bochum team wins second place in machine-learning competition
Material researchCredit: RUB, Marquard With their algorithm for material-property prediction, Dr. Yury Lysogorskiy and Dr. Thomas Hammerschmidt of the Interdisciplinary ...
Clemson materials research may advance quantum computing
Credit: Clemson University College of Science CLEMSON, South Carolina -- An emerging technology called quantum computing may soon be capable ...
Creating a nanoscale on-off switch for heat
Polymer thermal regulator transforms from conductor to insulator and back againCredit: College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University Polymers are used ...
Artificial intelligence may help scientists make spray-on solar cells
Credit: UCF, Karen Norum Artificial Intelligence may be just the thing to accelerate spray-on solar cell technology, which could revolutionize ...
New heat model may help electronic devices last longer
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A University of Illinois-based team of engineers has found that the ...
Get ready for a new periodic table
Researchers at Hebrew University combine quantum dot 'atoms' and create new 'molecules'Credit: Meirav Oded and Somnath Koley. Are you ready ...
Tiny quantum sensors watch materials transform under pressure
Scientists at Berkeley Lab convert diamonds' atomic flaws into atomic sensors with front-row seats to a quantum world of materials ...
How light a foldable and long-lasting battery can be?
Credit: Soojin Park(POSTECH) With the launch of wearable devices and smartphones that require high capacity of electricity such as foldable ...
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