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Flat optics revolutionize quantum light sources for enhanced communication and sensing
Flat optics metasurfaces enable enhanced, compact, and versatile quantum light sources for applications in quantum communication, sensing, and imaging.
Today, 12:32 UTC
Pacemaker capacitor breakthrough promises 300+ years of life-saving power
Researchers developed a high-efficiency capacitor for pacemakers that can charge and discharge billions of times, losing less than 10% of its charge, and last over 300 years.
Today, 09:17 UTC
Why can't robots outrun animals?
Robotics engineers have worked for decades and invested many millions of research dollars in attempts to create a robot that can walk or run as well as an animal. And yet, it remains the case that many animals are capable of feats that would be impossible for robots that exist today.
Today, 07:41 UTC
A nanophotonic fiber-tip solution to detect the ultrasmall
Using an ultrasensitive photonic crystal, researchers were able to detect single particles down to 50 nanometers in diameter.
Today, 07:33 UTC
Scientists tune the entanglement structure in an array of qubits
The advance offers a way to characterize a fundamental resource needed for quantum computing.
April 24, 2024
How light can vaporize water without the need for heat
Surprising 'photomolecular effect' could affect calculations of climate change and may lead to improved desalination and drying processes.
April 24, 2024
Making light 'feel' a magnetic field like an electron would
New observation could provide way to increase the strength of interaction between light and matter, eventually leading to smaller lasers and other improved photonic technologies.
April 24, 2024
Feasibility of thin-film electronics for flexible chip design
New research shows applying the silicon chip foundry model to flexible thin-film electronics could significantly accelerate innovation in the field.
April 24, 2024
Eruption of mega-magnetic star lights up nearby galaxy
Astronomers detected a giant eruption coming from a magnetar, an extremely magnetic neutron star.
April 24, 2024
A simple 'twist' improves the engine of clean fuel generation
Researchers have found a way to super-charge the 'engine' of sustainable fuel generation - by giving the materials a little twist.
April 24, 2024
Scientists find novel one-dimensional superconductor
Researchers achieve robust superconductivity in high magnetic fields with a new 1D system, promising advances in the quantum Hall regime.
April 24, 2024
A novel universal light-based technique to control valley polarization in bulk materials
Scientists report a new method that achieves valley polarization in centrosymmetric bulk materials in a non-material-specific way for the first time.
April 24, 2024
Testing how well biomarkers work
Researchers have developed a method to determine how reliably target proteins can be labeled using super-resolution fluorescence microscopy.
April 24, 2024
Single-walled carbon nanotubes doped with nitrogen enhance the performance of secondary battery anode
Researchers developed a new manufacturing technique for silicon/nitrogen-doped carbon composite anode materials. These materials aim to enhance the capacity and stability of lithium-ion battery anodes.
April 24, 2024
Lead-vacancy centers in diamond as building blocks for large-scale quantum networks
Lead-vacancy color center in diamond offers robust quantum emission with high-temperature stability and sharp zero-phonon-line for large-scale quantum networks.
April 24, 2024
Holographic displays offer a glimpse into an immersive future
Researchers have invented a new optical element that brings us one step closer to mixing the real and virtual worlds in an ordinary pair of eyeglasses using high-definition 3D holographic images.
April 24, 2024
Novel Au-BiFeO3 nanostructures for efficient and sustainable degradation of pollutants
Au-decorated BiFeO3 nanocrystals show promise as efficient photocatalysts for pollutant degradation, enhancing understanding of noble-metal interactions.
April 24, 2024
Mechanical strain control of quantum transport in graphene enables new class of nanoelectronic devices
Using mechanical strain to precisely control quantum transport properties in graphene paves the way for a new generation of tunable nanoelectronics and quantum technologies.
April 24, 2024