A tunable platform made from atomically thin materials may help researchers figure out how to create a robust quantum condensate that can flow without losing energy.
Jan 13th, 2022
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Organic molecular interfaces with minimized structural mismatch and spontaneous electron transfer could open doors to high-efficiency optoelectronics.
Jan 13th, 2022
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Scientists engineer a nanoparticle polymer that can selectively bind to fibrinogen in human plasma, presenting a pathway for improved drug development.
Jan 13th, 2022
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By eliminating lenses, this advance could benefit a host of applications, including medical imaging, industrial inspection and art analysis.
Jan 13th, 2022
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Scientists have demonstrated the role of the re-use of photons - known as 'photon recycling' - and light scattering effects in perovskite solar cells, providing a pathway towards high-efficiency solar energy conversion.
Jan 13th, 2022
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Research into promising materials is hampered by the sheer number of possible candidates. A research team has developed an efficient method to solve this problem.
Jan 13th, 2022
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Researchers propose an alternate fabrication method for diamond probes with greater control over probe shape, higher sensitivity, and broader applications.
Jan 13th, 2022
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Researchers have developed a platform that uses machine learning to program the transformation of 2D stretchable surfaces into specific 3D shapes.
Jan 12th, 2022
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As superbugs become increasingly dangerous to human health, researchers have developed a soft material that preserves medicines capable of treating infections without the risk of antimicrobial resistance.
Jan 12th, 2022
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An ultrathin, super-lubricating layer of water on the ice's surface is essential for skaters' graceful glides. Inspired by this surface, researchers have developed a treatment for osteoarthritis that enhances lubrication and reduces friction and inflammation in a rat model of the disease.
Jan 12th, 2022
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These MOF nanoparticles, made of iron triazolate, are adaptable: they behave differently at different sizes and even at different temperatures.
Jan 12th, 2022
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Researchers have perfected a technique for embedding single atoms in a silicon wafer one-by-one. Their technology offers the potential to make quantum computers using the same methods that have given us cheap and reliable conventional devices containing billions of transistors.
Jan 12th, 2022
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Scientists have found a new way to create disturbances that do not fade away. Instead of relying on disorder to freeze things in place, they tipped a quantum container to one side - a trick that is easier to conjure in the lab.
Jan 12th, 2022
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With a little twist and the turn of a voltage knob, researchers have shown that a single material system can toggle between two of the wildest states in condensed matter physics: the quantum anomalous Hall insulator and the two-dimensional topological insulator.
Jan 12th, 2022
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Dressing the atoms with radio-frequency fields allows to tune the strength and sign of their interactions, and to create correlated atom pairs.
Jan 12th, 2022
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Researchers create first nano-sized, molecular device potentially capable of sensing and altering the cell's electric field, ushering in new possibilities for basic research.
Jan 12th, 2022
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