Scientists have discovered a way to simplify how electronic devices use electrons - using a material that can serve dual roles in electronics, where historically multiple materials have been necessary.
Mar 18th, 2019
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Researchers have realized the swap of electron spins between distant quantum dots. The discovery brings us a step closer to future applications of quantum information, as the tiny dots have to leave enough room on the microchip for delicate control electrodes.
Mar 18th, 2019
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Organic chemists have succeeded in integrating numerous unidirectional light-driven rotary motors into a metal-organic framework.
Mar 18th, 2019
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Researchers have developed an integrated, on-chip frequency comb that is efficient, stable and highly controllable with microwaves.
Mar 18th, 2019
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A new chemical protocol introduces the on-surface design of anthracene-based polymers with a small electronic bandgap, interesting for organic optoelectronics.
Mar 18th, 2019
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The skin-like material is conductive, transparent, and can repair itself either in air or when submerged in water.
Mar 18th, 2019
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Pysicists have designed a bipedal nanowalker that can change its walking manner and direction by adjusting the length of its stride.
Mar 18th, 2019
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Advanced display technologies based on nanostructures could be mass manufactured by introducing existing techniques from the semiconductor electronics industry.
Mar 18th, 2019
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Researchers find a new way to make nanoscale measurements of fields in more than one dimension.
Mar 15th, 2019
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Researchers redefine what it means for low-cost semiconductors, called quantum dots, to be near-perfect and find that quantum dots meet quality standards set by more expensive alternatives.
Mar 15th, 2019
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Researchers have developed a microfluidic system for synthesizing perovskite quantum dots across the entire spectrum of visible light. The system drastically reduces manufacturing costs, can be tuned on demand to any color and allows for real-time process monitoring to ensure quality control.
Mar 15th, 2019
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Researchers have developed a new biological sensor that could help clinicians better diagnose cancer and epilepsy.
Mar 15th, 2019
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A study has found that a number of 2D materials can not only withstand being sent into space, but potentially thrive in the harsh conditions.
Mar 15th, 2019
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Understanding how crystals grow impacts broad areas of materials science, from developing better microelectronics to discovering new materials. At the atomic level, crystals can grow in several different ways, and scientists have recently discovered an intriguing behavior associated with a common way that crystals grow.
Mar 15th, 2019
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Selection of an optimum structure from approximately eight billion candidates may make society more energy efficient.
Mar 15th, 2019
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Nanoscientists discover new mechanism to cleave cellulose effectively and in an environmentally friendly way.
Mar 14th, 2019
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