Researchers have found a way to pre-treat a laser beam so that it enters opaque surfaces without dispersing - like a headlight that's able to cut through heavy fog at full strength.
Mar 4th, 2019
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The optical nanosensors' operating principle is based on the interaction of light in thin films: a similar effect can be observed in soap bubbles. Such sensors can be quickly manufactured using an inkjet printer and special ink made of titanium dioxide.
Mar 4th, 2019
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A new quantum sensor has proven it can outperform existing technologies and promises significant advancements in long-range 3D imaging and monitoring the success of cancer treatments.
Mar 4th, 2019
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Unique Weyl semimetal delivers largest intrinsic conversion of light to electricity.
Mar 4th, 2019
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A research team has created a nanoscale 'playground' on a chip that simulates the formation of exotic magnetic particles called 'monopoles'. The study could unlock the secrets to ever-smaller, more powerful memory devices, microelectronics, and next-generation hard drives that employ the power of magnetic spin to store data.
Mar 4th, 2019
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Magnonic devices of the future could use low power to avoid performance losses.
Mar 4th, 2019
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A physicist has shown for the first time that the Casimir force can be reversed and made repulsive, tunable or enhanced, based on the material inserted in between the plates.
Mar 4th, 2019
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Physicists propose new vantage point to observe quantum fractionalization.
Mar 4th, 2019
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Theory shows how monocrystals of hexagonal boron nitride come together.
Mar 4th, 2019
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Researchers are inventing new ways to fight the deadly disease.
Mar 4th, 2019
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The newly developed process has the potential produce tonnes of conductive graphene-based yarn, using existing textile machineries and without adding to production costs.
Mar 4th, 2019
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The problem is that it is difficult to analyse the crystal structure and there are no established standard methods for classifying the materials.
Mar 4th, 2019
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Scientists show that pulses of light could be used to turn Mott insulators beyond simple conductors to superconductors.
Mar 4th, 2019
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Researchers believe they have discovered the hardest, thinnest, most wear-resistant coatings yet - plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposited titanium and vanadium nitrides.
Mar 4th, 2019
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Researchers show that the structure of a particular class of liquids and amorphous materials, known as tetrahedral glass formers, can be understood from experimental measurements.
Mar 1st, 2019
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Scientists have managed to precisely determine the interrelationships of magnetic nanoparticles with the liquid surrounding them, even down to the atomic level.
Mar 1st, 2019
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