For the first time, researchers have successfully described the impact water molecules have on other water molecules and on ions as part of the filtration mechanism. The researchers detail a feedback system between water molecules which opens up new design possibilities for highly selective membranes.
Oct 20th, 2020
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Physicists have developed an integrated circuit using magnetic material and magnons to transmit binary data, the 1s and 0s that form the foundation of today's computers and smartphones.
Oct 20th, 2020
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Researchers are picking up the challenge of 'scavenging' invisible power from low-frequency vibrations in the surrounding environment, including wind, air or even contact-separation energy (static electricity).
Oct 20th, 2020
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This new setup, using AFMs and carbon nanotubes, is relatively low-cost compared to other existing nanopatterning equipment or techniques, such as laser-based or electron beam-based setups.
Oct 20th, 2020
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Researchers have synthesized a unique molecule with a surprising property: it can absorb near infrared light. The molecule is made only of hydrogen and carbon atoms and offers insights for making organic conductors and batteries.
Oct 20th, 2020
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Researchers have developed a new method that will imbue computer chips that power machine-learning applications with more processing power by using a common material found in house paint in an analog memory device that enables highly energy-efficient machine inference operations.
Oct 19th, 2020
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Scientists have demonstrated a breakthrough in single-particle mass spectrometry that could fast track the detection of viral particles in hospitals, offices, airplanes and other public places.
Oct 19th, 2020
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Increasing the intensity of light beyond the typical range is a surprising method of smoothing disorder, enabling control and maximising efficiency in mixed-halide perovskites.
Oct 19th, 2020
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The chips of the future will include photonics and electronics; they will have a bandwidth, speed and processing and computing abilities that are currently unthinkable; they will make it possible to integrate many other components and their capabilities will increase exponentially compared to electronic chips.
Oct 19th, 2020
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The precise, non-invasive and remote mechano-chemotherapy has provided a novel therapeutic method to overcome the drug resistance of tumor cells and facilitate cancer cure, and shed light on the research of mechanical stimulation of other biological activities.
Oct 19th, 2020
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Signal loss along optical communication networks could be cut in half if silica glass fibers are manufactured under high pressure.
Oct 19th, 2020
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Researchers present a method for controlling the edges of two-dimensional materials using a 'magic' chemical.
Oct 19th, 2020
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One of the challenges in implementing quantum computing is the protection of quantum states that code the information of errors caused by their interaction with the environment. A solution consists on introducing error protection codes. Scientists designed a molecule that can host an algorithm of this kind. The molecule is formed by erbium and cerium atoms.
Oct 18th, 2020
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Theoretical physicists have shown how a position-dependent mass optomechanical system involving a cavity between two mirrors, one attached to a resonator, can enhance induced transparency and reduce the speed of light.
Oct 16th, 2020
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Atomic physicists have for the first time measured how long it takes for a photon to cross a hydrogen molecule: about 247 zeptoseconds for the average bond length of the molecule. This is the shortest timespan that has been successfully measured to date.
Oct 16th, 2020
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Researchers have built the first infrared based microscope with quantum light. By deliberately entangling the photons, they succeeded in imaging tissue samples with previously invisible bio-features.
Oct 16th, 2020
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