Researchers pioneered the integration of erbium atoms with special optical properties into a silicon crystal. The atoms can thus be connected by light at a wavelength that is commonly used in telecommunications.
Nov 7th, 2022
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This review summarizes summarize the development of metasurface-based nanoprinting in recent years.
Nov 7th, 2022
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The technique relies on a relatively inexpensive and common imaging tool, an atomic force microscope (AFM), and it may provide a new way to test the interconnected wiring of computer chips in the factory.
Nov 5th, 2022
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Pacemakers and other medical devices, as well as long-distance drones and remote sensors, could require fewer battery replacements with new approach.
Nov 5th, 2022
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The device provides greater sensitivity and speed than previous versions, and could be used for industrial inspection, airport security, and communications.
Nov 5th, 2022
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Combining two light-mediated functions in a single molecule is quite challenging. Researchers have now succeeded in doing just that, in two different ways.
Nov 4th, 2022
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Researchers tested how well artificial intelligence (AI) can predict the properties of so-called combinatorial mechanical metamaterials.
Nov 4th, 2022
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A recent study has proposed a strategy to synthesize single-crystalline graphite films orders of magnitude large, up to inch scale.
Nov 4th, 2022
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Scientists have developed a new model for modeling microscopic imaging under microsphere-enhanced interference microscopy.
Nov 4th, 2022
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Researchers investigated previously unknown thermal properties of cellulose nanofibers, and their findings show these materials could be even more useful still.
Nov 4th, 2022
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A new review analyses the most updated knowledge on the processes of deposition and organization of magnetic molecules on surfaces (nanostructuring), a determining process for the progress of technologies that involve a miniaturisation of engines and a more efficient functioning in nanometric dimensions.
Nov 3rd, 2022
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Until now, diodes had to be made out of two materials with different characteristics. A research team has now discovered a material that makes it possible to create a diode with a simple change in temperature.
Nov 3rd, 2022
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For the first time, researchers have been able to make a superconducting component from graphene that is quantum coherent and sensitive to magnetic fields. This step opens up interesting prospects for fundamental research.
Nov 3rd, 2022
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Researchers have developed a fast and cost-effective method to test liquids for a ubiquitous family of chemical compounds known as amphiphiles, which are used to detect diseases such as early-stage tuberculosis and cancer as well as to detect toxins in drugs, food, medical devices and water supplies.
Nov 3rd, 2022
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Scientists have discovered a fundamental friction law that is leading to a deeper understanding of energy dissipation in friction and the design of two-dimensional materials capable of minimizing energy loss.
Nov 3rd, 2022
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Researchers have finally solved the challenge of fabricating nanowires directly on silicon substrates for the creation of the next generation of electronics.
Nov 3rd, 2022
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