Researchers have developed an optoelectronic NIR-to-visible upconversion device based on designed semiconductor heterostructures, exhibiting a linear response, fast dynamics, and low excitation power.
May 13th, 2022
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Researchers report that integrating van der Waals p-n heterojunctions of 2D materials on optical waveguides can provide a promising strategy to realize chip-integrated photodetectors with low dark current, high responsivity, and fast speed.
May 13th, 2022
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Scientists show that a regular polygon suspended at its vertices supports vibrational modes along the perimeter with extremely high quality factors. This approach to loss-engineering has an important advantage over previous techniques: realizing high quality factors in devices with much smaller footprints.
May 12th, 2022
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Engineers have developed a glucose power source that could fuel miniature implants and sensors.
May 12th, 2022
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Compared to current desalination methods, these fluorous nanochannels work faster, require less pressure and less energy, and are a more effective filter.
May 12th, 2022
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Researchers have developed a novel type of micro-structured material that enhances the speed of light signals while keeping them protected from scattering.
May 12th, 2022
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Scientists have demonstrated that nanowires can act like a quantum one-way street for electrons when made of a topological insulator. The discovery opens the pathway for new technological applications of devices made from topological insulators and demonstrates a significant step on the road to achieving so-called topological qubits.
May 12th, 2022
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Microrobots have the potential to revolutionize medicine. Researchers have now developed an imaging technique that for the first time recognises cell-?sized microrobots individually and at high resolution in a living organism.
May 12th, 2022
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Scientists have developed a method to detect viral proteins in very small volumes.
May 12th, 2022
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Scientists used numerical simulations to confirm observations of quantized vortices in superfluid helium using silicon nanoparticles, improving understanding of quantum fluids and superconductors.
May 12th, 2022
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Using an ensemble of artificial intelligence (AI) agents enabled faster, more accurate data analysis of synchrotron x-ray data.
May 12th, 2022
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Leveraging this naturally occurring electrical grid might one day lead to the development of living and self-repairing electrical circuits, new sources of electricity and bioremediation strategies.
May 11th, 2022
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Researchers have demonstrated how a heterostructure consisting of superconductors and magnets can be used to create uni-directional current like that found in semiconductor diodes.
May 11th, 2022
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Researchers develop gear units from a few atoms.
May 11th, 2022
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Researchers have demonstrated, for the first time, light-induced thermomagnetic recording in a magnetic thin-film on silicon waveguides. The new writing technique is poised to enable miniature high-performance magneto-optical memories that don't require bulky optics or mechanical rotation.
May 10th, 2022
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The cellular forms of natural materials are the inspiration behind a new lightweight, 3D printed smart architected material developed by an international team of engineers.
May 10th, 2022
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