For the first time, researchers take advantage of an unintuitive quantum process that disregards the conventional notion of causality to improve the performance of so-called quantum batteries, bringing this future technology a little closer to reality.
Dec 14th, 2023
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In a breakthrough, scientists developed a copolymer-conjugated nanocatalytic system, likely paving the way for efficient photoinduced hydrogen generation.
Dec 14th, 2023
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Researchers found that when carbon and nitrogen precursors were subjected to extreme heat and pressure, the resulting materials - known as carbon nitrides - were tougher than cubic boron nitride, the second hardest material after diamond.
Dec 14th, 2023
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Scientists report the successful embedding of fluorescent nanodiamonds in microstructures using two-photon polymerization, a method with potential applications in photonics and quantum technology.
Dec 14th, 2023
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The computer utilizes a stochastic behavior of nanoscale spintronics devices and is particularly suitable for probabilistic computation problems such as inference and sampling.
Dec 13th, 2023
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Researchers developed a microscope that visualizes the invisible forces exerted by light at the nanoscale. This groundbreaking tool reveals the intimate tango between light, force, and temperature with unprecedented detail and speed.
Dec 13th, 2023
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The method works at room temperature and does not require complicated sample preparation or elaborate instruments.
Dec 12th, 2023
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Self-propelled nanoparticles could potentially advance drug delivery and lab-on-a-chip systems - but they are prone to go rogue with random, directionless movements. Now, researchers has developed an approach to rein in the synthetic particles.
Dec 12th, 2023
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Scientists propose a new method to introduce nonreciprocal coupling between layers in non-Hermitian topological photonic systems. Their findings could enable new ways of controlling non-Hermitian topological states with applications in observing unique physics and developing advanced photonic devices.
Dec 12th, 2023
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Scientists have developed a new means of manipulating Mie scattering from nanostructures.
Dec 12th, 2023
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In mice and human cell cultures, researchers showed that novel nanoparticles can deliver a potential therapy for inflammation in the brain, a prominent symptom in Alzheimer's disease.
Dec 12th, 2023
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Study uncovers new ways to make ordered wafer-scale chiral carbon nanotube architectures.
Dec 12th, 2023
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The increasing use of carbon nanotubes - and a proposal in the European Union to ban the entire class of materials - highlights the need for an updated and standardized approach to assess human and environmental impacts of CNTs and products that contain them.
Dec 12th, 2023
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Exploration of water vapor's interaction with metal reveals new insights into corrosion and passivation processes at the atomic level.
Dec 11th, 2023
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Researchers show that it is possible to achieve cooling by using a nanopore as a gateway that only allows certain ions through.
Dec 11th, 2023
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Researchers developed a method for creating tin halide perovskites, leading to thin films with optoelectronic properties for devices like PeLEDs, under the lead-free, less toxic DROP-IT project, enhancing commercial applications in optoelectronics.
Dec 10th, 2023
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