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Engineered crystal pathways turn light pulses into synaptic memory
Engineered grain boundaries guide sulfur ions through a layered crystal, letting light create lasting synapse-like memory in an artificial device.
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4D-printed absorber uses heat-driven shape change to tune microwave shielding
A 4D-printed microwave absorber uses heat to reshape itself and strengthen internal energy loss, enabling tunable shielding after fabrication.
June 12, 2026
Researchers use counterjet to reveal clumpy gas near a black hole
Counterjet observations reveal clumpy, dense ionized gas around a supermassive black hole, offering a new probe of AGN jet–gas interactions.
June 12, 2026
Organic molecule pushes LED emission closer to monochromatic light
A boron-rich ladder molecule narrows spontaneous emission, improving color purity while exposing stability challenges inside OLED devices.
June 12, 2026
Alkali-doped zinc oxide enables rare-earth-free mechanoluminescence
Lithium or sodium substitution turns abundant zinc oxide into a stress-activated near-infrared emitter for self-powered optical sensing.
June 12, 2026
Cryogenic silicon carbide transistor mimics neuron-like switching
A silicon carbide transistor uses negative differential resistance at millikelvin temperatures to enable low-power local control near quantum processors.
June 12, 2026
Ballistic electron transport observed in single-crystalline copper thin films
Defect-free copper pathways let electrons travel with less scattering, pointing to ways of reducing resistance in future nanoscale wiring.
June 12, 2026
Molecular 'slack' switch could lead to tougher, smarter soft materials
Molecular rings reveal how hidden chain length controls stiffness, toughness and elasticity, offering a blueprint for tunable smart materials.
June 12, 2026
Researchers discover piezoelectric effect in diamond membranes
Diamond, long deemed non-piezoelectric, now shows stable voltage generation in ultrathin flexible membranes, unlocking self-powered medical sensors.
June 12, 2026
On the trail of the missing hydrogen atoms
AI method reconstructs missing hydrogen atom positions in crystal databases, enabling faster, more accurate materials simulations for storage, batteries and other uses.
June 11, 2026
Cosmic dawn fuel discovery unlocks early galaxy growth secrets
NSF VLA and ALMA observations detect enormous cold molecular gas reserves in a distant galaxy seen 13 billion years ago.
June 11, 2026
Big Bang inside a star: How a gravastar forms
A new relativity model suggests gravastars could form when dark energy creates an expanding mini-universe inside a collapsing star, preventing a black hole.
June 11, 2026
Salt cycling process turns solar desalination into day-night power
A solar steam generator creates its own brine and harvests electricity twice, turning salt buildup into a full day-night power cycle.
June 11, 2026
AI fast-forwards molecular simulations by 10 000-fold
AI can now predict molecular changes over time, potentially accelerating drug testing and helping identify promising treatments faster and more accurately.
June 11, 2026
New method visualizes band structures in finite and curved nanomaterials
A new computational method extracts electronic band structures from finite, imperfect, and curved nanomaterials, linking nano-ARPES measurements with theory.
June 11, 2026
Light-induced drag reveals new way to control nanoscale motion
Researchers show light can add drag to fluorescent carbon nanotubes in water, revealing quantum friction that may help control nanoscale transport.
June 11, 2026
Webb finds strongest evidence yet for 'black hole stars'
Many of the scattered pieces of the little red dot puzzle are coming together.
June 11, 2026
Novel nanowire device offers rapid, noninvasive cancer detection
The device selectively captured cancer biomarkers from the blood serum of ovarian cancer patients.
June 11, 2026
Newly synthesized fullerene material remains metallic even under low temperatures
Robust metallicity in a fullerene-based material challenges conventional electron-behavior theories and may inform future quantum technologies.
June 11, 2026
Scientists reveal an 80-atom boron buckminsterfullerene
Chemists have shown the first experimental evidence that carbon buckyballs have a cousin made from 80 atoms of the element boron.
June 10, 2026
Developing DNA-based nanostructures for targeted cancer therapy
Researchers use a Vitamin E-derived molecule to enhance the ability of DNA-based nanostructures for drug delivery, imaging, and therapeutics.
June 10, 2026