Guided by the theory of contact mechanics, a team of researchers came up with a new sensor material that has significantly less hysteresis. This ability enables more accurate wearable health technology and robotic sensing.
Nov 2nd, 2020
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Scientists have observed intensity squeezing on a single-photon source combining high levels of efficiency, purity and indistinguishability.
Nov 2nd, 2020
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Researchers identified the magnetic nature of multiple 'topological textures' as three dimensional (3D) bubbles, and then further found a new type of vortex-like magnetic configurations, which was named as 'Target Bubbles', at room temperature and zero magnetic field.
Nov 2nd, 2020
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A team of researchers has developed a new way to control and measure atoms that are so close together no optical lens can distinguish them.
Oct 30th, 2020
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Scientists used photoacoustic spectroscopy applied to background-free analyses to measure unprecedentedly small trace gas concentrations.
Oct 30th, 2020
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In a process they call ACDC, researchers expose plastic waste to around eight seconds of high-intensity alternating current, followed by the DC jolt. The products are high-quality turbostratic graphene, a valuable and soluble substance that can be used to enhance electronics, composites, concrete and other materials, and carbon oligomers, molecules that can be vented away from the graphene for use in other applications.
Oct 30th, 2020
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For the first time, scientists have identified the atomic substructure of amorphous silicon with a resolution of 0.8 nanometres. The results show that three different phases form within the amorphous matrix, which dramatically influences the quality and lifetime of the semiconductor layer.
Oct 29th, 2020
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The newly created Center for Quantum Sensing and Quantum Materials aims to unravel mysteries associated with exotic superconductors, topological insulators and strange metals.
Oct 29th, 2020
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A spot of pressure enables chemical conversion to hardened 2D material.
Oct 29th, 2020
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A small energy harvesting device that can transform subtle mechanical vibrations into electrical energy could be used to power wireless sensors and actuators for use in anything from temperature and occupancy monitoring in smart environments, to biosensing within the human body.
Oct 29th, 2020
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Quantum dot logic circuits provide the long-sought building blocks for innovative devices, including printable electronics, flexible displays, and medical diagnostics.
Oct 29th, 2020
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Scientists have revealed the coexistence of five cubic isomers in the smallest ice cube, including two with chirality.
Oct 29th, 2020
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Researchers have identified a potential catalyst alternative - and an innovative way to produce them using chemical 'scissors' - that could make hydrogen production more economical.
Oct 29th, 2020
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Engineers are attempting to pioneer a type of computing that mimics the efficiency of the brain's neural networks while exploiting the brain's analog nature.
Oct 29th, 2020
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Scientists have developed extremely stable molecular switches of high luminosity that self-assemble into 1D nanostructures and form gel-like materials. These molecular switches can be used in biomedicine as fluorescent probes for imaging or sensing, in fluorescent displays, or in memories and information processing devices.
Oct 29th, 2020
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Scientists reveal more details about omnidirectional photoluminescence (ODPL) spectroscopy - a method for probing semiconducting crystals with light to detect defects and impurities.
Oct 29th, 2020
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