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Focus on perovskite emitters in blue light-emitting diodes

Researchers advance blue PeLEDs, aiming to match the efficiency of their red and green counterparts.

Oct 16th, 2023

Transition metal dichalcogenide nanotubes promise leap beyond carbon nanotubes

Researchers developed boron nitride nanotube templating techniques to efficiently synthesize high quality single-walled transition metal dichalcogenide nanotubes with controlled composition and chirality. This enables tailoring electronic properties.

Oct 16th, 2023

Tiny memory cell withstands extreme temperatures

Novel ferroelectric material enables smaller and better semiconductors for next-generation semiconductor devices

Oct 16th, 2023

Photonic crystals bend light as though It were under the influence of gravity

The findings have far-reaching implications for the world of optics and materials science, and bear significance for the development of 6G communications.

Oct 16th, 2023

Solving quantum mysteries: New insights into 2D semiconductor physics

Scientists have unlocked fresh insights into the behaviour of quantum impurities within materials. The new, international theoretical study introduces a novel approach known as the 'quantum virial expansion', offering a powerful tool to uncover the complex quantum interactions in two-dimensional semiconductors.

Oct 16th, 2023

Fabrication of nanoscale photonic crystals with ultrafast laser

Researchers have developed a method for fabricating photonic crystal structures based on nanoscale femtosecond laser multi-beam lithography by tightly focusing a multi-beam light field with controllable three-dimensional spatial distribution inside a crystal and combining it with chemical etching.

Oct 16th, 2023

Researchers develop tiny nanoSABERs to aid battle against cancer

New technology allows clinicians to visualize tumors in their entirety, which could improve cancer imaging and outcomes.

Oct 15th, 2023

Study hints at new way to improve on spintronics for future tech

In a new breakthrough, researchers have used a novel technique to confirm a previously undetected physics phenomenon that could be used to improve data storage in the next generation of computer devices.

Oct 13th, 2023

Using SERS technology to accurately monitor single-molecule diffusion behavior

Researchers devise gold nanorod platform to passively trap and continuously monitor single molecules using dynamic SERS, revealing new insights on nano-confined molecular behavior.

Oct 12th, 2023

An electrical switch to control chemical reactions

Scientists discovered how to use an external electric field to control and accelerate a chemical reaction, like a 'switch'. This work could have a considerable impact on the development of new molecules, enabling not only more environmentally friendly synthesis, but also very simple external control of a chemical reaction.