'Nanostitches' enable lighter and tougher composite materials
In research that may lead to next-generation airplanes and spacecraft, engineers used carbon nanotubes to prevent cracking in multilayered composites.
Apr 16th, 2024
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Photonic computation with sound waves
Researchers succeeded in laying the foundation for new reconfigurable neuromorphic building blocks by adding a new dimension to photonic machine learning: sound waves.
Apr 16th, 2024
Read moreResearchers create 'goldene', as single atom layer of gold
For the first time, scientists have managed to create sheets of gold only a single atom layer thick. The material has been termed goldene.
Apr 16th, 2024
Read moreElectrical control of magnetism by electric field and current-induced torques
Scientists review the state of the art of electrical control of magnetism and give scientific and technological future persperctives.
Apr 16th, 2024
Read moreAttosecond imaging made possible by short and powerful laser pulses
A pair of nonlinear crystals is all it takes to create ultrashort laser pulses that are 50 times more energetic than any other laser pulses, finally shining light on how ultrafast electron reactions evolve.
Apr 16th, 2024
Read moreA magnetic butterfly poised to advance quantum technologies
Researchers have developed a new design concept for creating next-generation carbon-based quantum materials, in the form of a tiny magnetic nanographene with a unique butterfly-shape hosting highly correlated spins.
Apr 15th, 2024
Read moreRechargeable afterglow nanotorch for in vivo tracing
Afterglow luminescence imaging tracks cell-based microrobots in real time.
Apr 15th, 2024
Read moreQuantum precision: A new kind of resistor
Researchers have developed a method that can improve the performance of quantum resistance standards. It's based on a quantum phenomenon called Quantum Anomalous Hall effect.
Apr 15th, 2024
Read moreSmart nanoprobe illuminates prostate cancer cells
Optical probe, activated by cancer-associated enzyme, reveals tumors in mice.
Apr 12th, 2024
Read moreA novel machine learning model for the characterization of material surfaces
Machine learning (ML) enables the accurate and efficient computation of fundamental electronic properties of binary and ternary oxide surfaces.
Apr 12th, 2024
Read moreA molecular moonlander: insight into molecular motion on surfaces at the nanoscale
Using neutron spectroscopy data, researchers achieved a novel understanding of molecular movement at the nanoscale, providing new insights that may impact the design of future materials and technologies.
Apr 11th, 2024
Read moreUnravelling the fascinating behavior of water and ice in extreme conditions
Scientists have revealed the remarkable behavior of water and ice under high pressure and temperature, and strong confinement in nanopores.
Apr 11th, 2024
Read moreNanoscale movies shed light on one barrier to a clean energy future
Research could dramatically extend the lifetime of devices needed to turn hydrogen green.
Apr 11th, 2024
Read moreNothing is everything: How hidden emptiness can define the usefulness of filtration materials
In a new study, researchers used high-powered microscopy and mathematical theory to unveil nanoscale voids in three dimensions. This advancement is poised to improve the performance of many materials used in the home and in the chemical, energy and medical industries - particularly in the area of filtration.
Apr 11th, 2024
Read moreKirigami hydrogels rise from nanocellulose film
Laser-patterned thin films that swell into kirigami-like structures offer new opportunities in hydrogel technology.
Apr 11th, 2024
Read moreDefect removal of 2D semiconductor crystals
Trapping oxygen molecules adsorbed at defect sites in 2D semiconducting crystals offers greater control over the crystals| electronic and photonic behaviour.
Apr 11th, 2024
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