Thermoelectric crystal conductivity reaches a new high
Thermoelectric crystal reveals a record-high conductivity resulting from its peculiar charge carrier properties at low temperatures.
Nov 26th, 2021
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Creating coherent motion based on coordinated microscopic movements (w/video)
Scientists are closer to creating devices that can use microscopic movements in a coordinated way to create coherent motion on a macroscopic scale. This replicates the way living organisms move in a different way from manmade mechanical devices.
Nov 26th, 2021
Read more'Magic wand' reveals a colorful nano-world
Novel color photography using a high-efficiency probe can super-focus white light into a 6-nanometer spot for nanoscale color imaging.
Nov 25th, 2021
Read moreDoing photon upconversion a solid - Crystals that convert light to more useful wavelengths
Scientists revisited a materials approach previously deemed lackluster - using a molecule originally developed for organic LEDs - achieving outstanding performance and efficiency. Their findings pave the way for many novel photonic technologies, such as better solar cells and photocatalysts for hydrogen and hydrocarbon productions.
Nov 25th, 2021
Read moreStretchable pressure sensor could lead to better robotics, prosthetics (w/video)
In the future, soft robotic hands with advanced sensors could help diagnose and care for patients or act as more lifelike prostheses.
Nov 25th, 2021
Read moreArtificial vision device capable of mimicking human optical illusions
Researchers have developed an ionic artificial vision device capable of increasing the edge contrast between the darker and lighter areas of an mage in a manner similar to that of human vision.
Nov 25th, 2021
Read moreNew ultrahard diamond glass synthesized from collapsed fullerene
It is the hardest known glass with the highest thermal conductivity among all glass materials.
Nov 24th, 2021
Read moreResearchers create one of the world's most precise microchip sensors - thanks to a spiderweb
Combining nanotechnology and machine learning inspired by nature's spiderwebs, researchers were able to make a nanomechanical sensor vibrate in extreme isolation from everyday noise. This breakthrough has large implications for the study of gravity and dark matter, as well as the fields of quantum internet, navigation and sensing.
Nov 24th, 2021
Read moreA new topological magnet with colossal angular magnetoresistance
Trillion percent change of resistance can be achieved in the new material by simply rotating the direction of spin.
Nov 24th, 2021
Read moreNew microscopy technique for quantum simulation
Scientists have developed a new technique for quantum gas microscopy that now allows imaging of three-dimensional quantum systems. The new method can be used to explore entirely new regimes.
Nov 24th, 2021
Read moreShifting colors for on-chip photonics
On-chip frequency shifters in the gigahertz range could be used in next generation quantum computers and networks.
Nov 24th, 2021
Read moreA new artificial material mimics quantum entangled rare earth compound
By combining two-dimensional materials, researchers create a macroscopic quantum entangled state emulating rare earth compounds.
Nov 24th, 2021
Read moreHeat flow controls the movement of skyrmions in an insulating magnet
Magnetic vortices could be manipulated by waste heat to realize low-power computing applications.
Nov 24th, 2021
Read moreScientists successfully manipulate a single skyrmion at room temperature
Scientists have shown that they can manipulate single skyrmions - tiny magnetic vortices that could be used as computing bits in future ultra-dense information storage devices - using pulses of electric current, at room temperature.
Nov 24th, 2021
Read moreA seemingly unattainable energy transition
Researchers have succeeded in addressing an apparently unattainable energy transition in an artificial atom using laser light. Making use of the so-called radiative Auger process, they were the first team to specifically excite it.
Nov 24th, 2021
Read moreNew microscope uses photonics to gain insights into superbugs
Scientists are building a new super-resolution microscope that uses laser light to study the inner workings and behaviours of superbugs to gain new insights into how they cause disease.
Nov 24th, 2021
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