New organic lasers one step closer to reality
New research could make lasers emitting a wide range of colors more accessible and open new applications from communications and sensing to displays.
Apr 28th, 2017
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Tiny joints for reconfigurable microstructure
Physicists exploit self-assembly of small particles to someday create functional structures such as micro-robots from the bottom up. Now they took an important step forward by experimentally realizing joints on the micrometer scale.
Apr 28th, 2017
Read moreDawn of organic single crystal electronics
Hall effect in doped organic single crystals.
Apr 28th, 2017
Read moreAtomically thin layers of water hold promise for the energy storage of the future
Researchers have found that a material which incorporates atomically thin layers of water is able to store and deliver energy much more quickly than the same material that doesn't include the water layers.
Apr 28th, 2017
Read moreScientists set record resolution for drawing at the one-nanometer length scale
An electron microscope-based lithography system for patterning materials at sizes as small as a single nanometer could be used to create and study materials with new properties.
Apr 28th, 2017
Read moreA material inspired by a sea worm changes according to the environment
A hydrogel made from a synthesized protein, similar to the one that makes up the jaw of a sea worm and which gives it structural stability and impressive mechanical performance.
Apr 28th, 2017
Read moreInterfering with graphene
Characteristic patterns formed by carbon sheets on metal foil can reveal sources of strain.
Apr 28th, 2017
Read moreFor first time, researchers measure forces that align crystals and help them snap together
Understanding crystal growth is important for designing new materials.
Apr 27th, 2017
Read moreUnexpected damage found rippling through promising exotic nanomaterials
Novel technique reveals unprecedented detail in the 3D structure and composition of powerful, custom-made high-temperature superconductors.
Apr 27th, 2017
Read moreLooking for the quantum frontier
Beyond classical computing without fault-tolerance?
Apr 27th, 2017
Read moreLight has new capacity for electronics
Photodielectric discovery brings new optical control to electronics.
Apr 27th, 2017
Read moreMetal nanoparticles induced visible-light photocatalysis
A review paper on metal nanoparticles induced photocatalysis.
Apr 27th, 2017
Read moreUnderstanding crystal growth in butterfly wings
Tiny, individual crystals on the underside of a Mexican butterfly's wings give the insect a distinctive green color that allows it to hide from predators. Researchers now have shown for the first time how these crystals might grow.
Apr 27th, 2017
Read moreScientists explain the way Weyl particles 'dance' on crystal surface
Researchers have examined the behavior of Weyl particles trapped on the surface of Weyl semimetals.
Apr 27th, 2017
Read moreControl of molecular motion by metal-plated 3-D printed plastic pieces
New 3-D-printing and electroplating method produces high-quality metal electrodes for molecular beam-splitters.
Apr 27th, 2017
Read moreStudy offers new theoretical approach to describing non-equilibrium phase transitions
Physicists have offered a way to mathematically describe a particular physics phenomenon called a phase transition in a system out of equilibrium. Such phenomena are central in physics, and understanding how they occur has been a long-held and vexing goal; their behavior and related effects are key to unlocking possibilities for new electronics and other next-generation technologies.
Apr 26th, 2017
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