Revolutionary laser instrument receives $4.7 million boost from the National Science Foundation

Deep within the subterranean confines of Building C–the latest addition to the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University–a pathbreaking machine is quietly taking shape. Designed to unlock some of nature’s tiniest and most fleeting mysteries, the Compact X-ray Free Electron…

UT Dallas electrical engineer shining new light on moving data on microchips

Optical fiber, which uses light to transport vast amounts of data quickly between computers and other electronic devices, has revolutionized modern society, from the high-speed internet that flows into our homes to global communications. But the microchips that power everything…

CityU scientist’s technology for generating renewable energy awarded APEC Prize

The contributions of an environmental scientist of City University of Hong Kong (CityU) to the field of photoelectrocatalysis have made him the only winner of the 2019 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education (ASPIRE) .…

NUS researchers discover unusual ‘quasiparticle’ in common 2D material

The new quasiparticle, named ‘polaronic trion’, enables significant tunability in the optoelectronic

Rewriting the periodic table at high pressure

The periodic table has been a vital foundational tool for material research since it was first created 150 years ago. Now, Martin Rahm from Chalmers University of Technology presents a new article which adds an entirely new dimension to the…