Single photons from a silicon chip
Physicists designed a silicon-based light source to generate single photons that propagate well in glass fibers.
Sep 16th, 2020
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Machine-learning helps sort out massive MOF materials' databases
Scientists have used machine-learning to organize the chemical diversity found in the ever-growing databases for the popular metal-organic framework materials.
Sep 16th, 2020
Read moreMapping the center of atoms
Titanium isotopes reveal unexpected stability of trapped neutrons inside nuclei
Sep 16th, 2020
Read moreReviewing the quantum anomalous Hall effect
A resear h collaboration has reviewed the fundamental theories underpinning the quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE).
Sep 16th, 2020
Read moreDiamond discovery hints at energy efficient electronics
Researchers have made a discovery on how to control the way electric charges spin on a diamond's surface that could pave the way for a new type of diamond-powered energy efficient electronic devices.
Sep 16th, 2020
Read moreStoring information and designing uncrackable codes with DNA
Researchers are exploring the unique information-carrying capacities of DNA, hoping to produce microscopic forms whose ability to encrypt, store and retrieve information rival those of the silicon-based semiconductor memories found in most computers.
Sep 15th, 2020
Read moreEnergy harvesting goes organic, gets more flexible
Researchers report using a combination of ultraviolet and ozone exposure to generate a wettability difference and an applied field to create horizontally aligned polarization of nanotubes on flexible substrates with interlocking electrodes.
Sep 15th, 2020
Read moreNew on/off functionality for fast, sensitive, ultra-small technologies
Researchers report an ultra-small actuator with the fastest on/off switch and most precise position control in the world.
Sep 15th, 2020
Read moreNew nanomedicine can diagnose and treat prostate cancer in a more efficient and less aggressive way than chemotherapy
Researchers have developed and patented a new nanomedicine for its diagnosis and treatment (theranostic system), based on the use of organic porous nanoparticles called COFs - covalent organic frameworks - which stand out for being more efficient and less aggressive than conventional chemotherapy.
Sep 15th, 2020
Read moreSub-nanoparticle catalysts made from coinage elements as effective catalysts
Sub-nanometer particles are very popular because of their diverse applications, but technical difficulties in their synthesis has hindered research in this field. Scientists used an 'atom-hybridization method' to overcome this barrier.
Sep 15th, 2020
Read moreE-Beam atomic-scale 3D 'sculpting' could enable new quantum nanodevices
By varying the energy and dose of tightly-focused electron beams, researchers have demonstrated the ability to both etch away and deposit high-resolution nanoscale patterns on two-dimensional layers of graphene oxide.
Sep 15th, 2020
Read morePhysicists 'trick' photons into behaving like electrons using a 'synthetic' magnetic field
Scientists have discovered an elegant way of manipulating light using a 'synthetic' Lorentz force - which in nature is responsible for many fascinating phenomena including the Aurora Borealis.
Sep 14th, 2020
Read moreInfinite chains of hydrogen atoms have surprising properties, including a metallic phase
An infinite chain of hydrogen atoms is just about the simplest bulk material imaginable - a never-ending single-file line of protons surrounded by electrons. Yet a new computational study combining four cutting-edge methods finds that the modest material boasts fantastic and surprising quantum properties.
Sep 14th, 2020
Read moreNew method to design diamond lattices and other crystals from microscopic building blocks
Researchers describe a technique for using LEGO-like elements at the scale of a few billionths of a meter. Further, they are able to cajole these design elements to self-assemble, with each LEGO piece identifying its proper mate and linking up in a precise sequence to complete the desired nanostructure.
Sep 14th, 2020
Read moreRubbery properties help RNA nanoparticles target tumors efficiently and quickly leave body
A new study shows that RNA nanoparticles have elastic and rubbery properties that help explain why these particles target tumors so efficiently and why they possess lower toxicity in animal studies.
Sep 14th, 2020
Read moreNanoballs packed under spherical confinement adopt a special structure
Researchers solve the mystery of observed quasi-crystalline structures with the help of state-of-the-art electron microscopy.
Sep 14th, 2020
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