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Virtually unlimited solar cell experiments
Researchers at Osaka University use machine learning to design and virtually test molecules for organic solar cells, which can lead to higher efficiency functional materials for renewable energy applications
Bottling the world’s coldest plasma
Laser-cooled plasma-in-a-bottle could answer questions about the sun, fusion power
Novel soft tactile sensor with skin-comparable characteristics for robots
A joint research team co-led by City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has developed a new soft tactile sensor with skin-comparable characteristics. A robotic gripper with the sensor mounted at the fingertip could accomplish challenging tasks such as stably grasping…
Engineering the boundary between 2D and 3D materials
Cutting-edge microscope helps reveal ways to control the electronic properties of atomically thin materials.
High- performance 3D printer for titanium structures and In situ synthesis of alloys
3D printer for high-speed printing of titanium structures
Quantum quirk yields giant magnetic effect, where none should exist
Study opens window into the landscape of extreme topological matter
Scientists investigated more thoroughly Walker breakdown in 3D magnetic nanowires
Physicists from Russia, Chile, Brazil, Spain, and the UK, have studied how the magnetic properties change in 3D nanowires, promising materials for various magnetic applications, depending on the shape of their cross-section. Particularly, they more deeply probed into the Walker…
Theory could accelerate push for spintronic devices
Rice University models help ID materials for advanced electronics, computer memories
Light unbound: Data limits could vanish with new optical antennas
New research throws wide open the amount of information that can be simultaneously transmitted by a single light source
Jumping frost crystals: Boreyko lab works toward electrostatic de-icing
If you have ever gotten up on a winter morning and thrown yourself into the arduous task of scraping frost from a windshield, a Virginia Tech lab is engaging science [IS1] that could make your life much easier. In research…
Accelerator physics: Experiment reveals new options for synchrotron light sources
An international team has shown through a sensational experiment how diverse the possibilities for employing synchrotron light sources are.
Twin atoms: A source for entangled particles
Quantum experiments that could previously only be performed with photons are now also possible with atoms: Beams of entangled atoms have been produced at TU Wien (Vienna)
The magic angle of twisted graphene
Graphene, a two-dimensional material composed exclusively of carbon, has revealed extraordinary properties, including thermal and electrical conductivity, transparency, and flexibility. When combined, these properties become particularly interesting in the age of touch screens and flexible electronics! ‘Unlike 3D materials, graphene…
Spintronics: New production method makes crystalline microstructures universally usable
New storage and information technology requires new higher performance materials. One of these materials is yttrium iron garnet, which has special magnetic properties. Thanks to a new process, it can now be transferred to any material. Developed by physicists at…
Concept for a new storage medium
Physicists from Switzerland, Germany and Ukraine have proposed an innovative new data storage medium. The technique is based on specific properties of antiferromagnetic materials that had previously resisted experimental examination. Using nanoscale quantum sensors, an international research team has succeeded…
Polymer film protects from electromagnetic radiation, signal interference
The breakthrough combines excellent electromagnetic shielding with ease of manufacture and electrical isolation
Seeing stable topology using instabilities
Scientists decipher fingerprints of topological phases of light in nonlinear optical instabilities
Blueprint for fault-tolerant qubits
Scientists at Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University have designed a circuit for quantum computers which is naturally protected against common errors
Stabilization technology for wireless communications for manufacturing systems
Realizing a ‘non-stop line’ with wireless visualization and coordinated control of different systems
Selective concentration of cationic species
Sample pretreatment processes such as concentration or classification are essential to finding trace substances present in a fluid. In scientific communities recently, prolific research is being conducted on sample pretreatment techniques utilizing electrokinetics.1 However, due to the lack of commercial…
Quantum computer based on Rydberg atoms on the way to prototype
Scientists at the University of Stuttgart develop a quantum computer demonstrator with several hundred qubits based on Rydberg atoms
Quickly identify high-performance multi-element catalysts
Electrochemistry and materials science
Scientists manipulate magnets at the atomic scale
Fast and energy-efficient future data processing technologies are on the horizon after an international team of scientists successfully manipulated magnets at the atomic level. Physicist Dr Rostislav Mikhaylovskiy from Lancaster University said: “With stalling efficiency trends of current technology, new…
The future of solar technology: New technology makes foldable cells a practical reality
International research team creates solar cells with unprecedented flexibility and resistance
‘Magnetic graphene’ forms a new kind of magnetism
Researchers have identified a new form of magnetism in so-called magnetic graphene, which could point the way toward understanding superconductivity in this unusual type of material. The researchers, led by the University of Cambridge, were able to control the conductivity…
Harvard scientists use trilayer graphene to observe more robust superconductivity
The new three-layer system opens the door for high temperature superconductors
Researchers from NUS create ‘whirling’ nano-structures in anti-ferromagnets
Today’s digital world generates vast amounts of data every second. Hence, there is a need for memory chips that can store more data in less space, as well as the ability to read and write that data faster while using…
LED lighting development wins 2021 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (QEPrize)
Isamu Akasaki, Shuji Nakamura, Nick Holonyak Jr, M. George Craford and Russell Dupuis awarded the world’s most prestigious engineering accolade.
Terahertz accelerates beyond 5G towards 6G
Researchers at Osaka University demonstrate wireless transmission of uncompressed full-resolution 8K video using terahertz waves
Research could dramatically lower cost of electron sources
Rice, Los Alamos make low-cost, scalable photocathodes from halide perovskites
The first steps toward a quantum brain
An intelligent material that learns by physically changing itself, similar to how the human brain works, could be the foundation of a completely new generation of computers. Radboud physicists working toward this so-called “quantum brain” have made an important step.…
High-speed holographic fluorescence microscopy system with submicron resolution
The group has realized a scanless 3D imaging system and an algorithm for high-speed measurement
From heat to spin to electricity: Understanding spin transport in thermoelectric devices
Scientists shed light on how the magnetic properties of 2D interlayers can enhance spin accumulation effects in thermoelectric heterostructures
Microwaves used to deactivate coronavirus, flu, other aerosolized viruses
Tool uses electromagnetic energy to help study inactivation of aerosolized viral particles and reduce the spread of infection
A benchmark for single-electron circuits
A new methodology for an abstract and universal description of the fidelity of quantum circuits
Bringing atoms to a standstill: NIST miniaturizes laser cooling
It’s cool to be small. Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have miniaturized the optical components required to cool atoms down to a few thousandths of a degree above absolute zero, the first step in employing…
Light-induced twisting of Weyl nodes switches on giant electron current
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory and collaborators at Brookhaven National Laboratory and the University of Alabama at Birmingham have discovered a new light-induced switch that twists the crystal lattice of the material, switching on a giant…
A high order for a low dimension
Novel crystal confines electrons to one dimension for spintronic applications
Scientists reach limit of multi-parameter quantum measurement with zero trade-off
Real-life applications like magnetometry or quantum gyroscope typically involve precise measurement on multiple parameters. How to achieve the ultimate precision limits simultaneously is a long sought-after grail in the field. It is widely believed that the ultimate precision limits for…
Long live the efficient, pure-blue OLED
Novel approach shows promise for overcoming the bottleneck of blue emission in displays using organic light-emitting diodes
Convex to concave: More metasurface moiré results in wide-range lens
The odd, wavy pattern that results from viewing certain phone or computer screens through polarized glasses has led researchers to take a step toward thinner, lighter-weight lenses. Called moiré, the pattern is made by laying one material with opaque and…
Supercapacitors challenge batteries
Powerful graphene hybrid material for highly efficient supercapacitors
Order and disorder in crystalline ice explained
A new theoretical model enlightens the structure and the electrical properties of pure and doped ice
The first endovascular technology that can explore capillaries
The cardiovascular system is astonishing. It uses the blood that circulates in our veins and arteries to transport oxygen and nutrients to every tissue in the body. At EPFL, Lucio Pancaldi, a PhD student, and Selman Sakar, an assistant professor,…
NTU Singapore scientists invent glue activated by magnetic field
A potential boon to green manufacturing, the new glue saves on energy, time and space
Researchers invent method to ‘sketch’ quantum devices with focused electrons
Technique is 10,000 faster than previous methods, and can create active nanostructured gates directly below two-dimensional materials such as graphene
Researchers deconstruct ancient Jewish parchment using multiple imaging techniques
Analyses of the materials in the scrolls helps put the object into an historical context and guides conservators in future restoration efforts
Power boost thanks to gold lamellae
Research team develops new material system to convert and generate terahertz waves
World’s first transmission of 1 Petabit/s using a single-core multimode optical fiber
Points A world record transmission of 1 petabit per second in a multimode optical fiber increases the current record data rate in multimode optical fibers by more than 2.5 times. Wideband optical transmission in fibers with more 15 modes is…