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Nanoscientists pioneer method to tackle forever chemicals

New process upcycles hazardous chemicals to graphene.

March 31, 2025 Read more

New spray-coating method builds efficient self-powered photodetectors

A new photodetector design combines metal-organic frameworks and MXene materials to overcome silicon's performance limits, enabling broad-spectrum light detection without external power.

March 31, 2025 Read more

Physicists use quantum entanglement to crack mystery of strange metals

Physicists used quantum tools to reveal that electrons in strange metals become highly entangled at a tipping point, offering insights for future superconductors.

March 31, 2025 Read more

Controlling self-assembly better than nature does

Applying a magnetic field to rod-like viruses induces them to form disks of tunable shape and size.

March 31, 2025 Read more

Artificial neurons organize themselves

Artificial neurons modeled on biology learn independently, self-organizing and adapting based on information from their local network environment.

March 30, 2025 Read more

Nickel catalyst converts carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide with near-perfect selectivity

Researchers develop a nickel catalyst that converts carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide with 99% selectivity by precisely tuning the electronic structure of the nickel atoms.

March 28, 2025 Read more

Redefining the transistor: The ideal building block for Artificial Intelligence

Researchers demonstrate that a single transistor can mimic neural and synaptic behaviors, bringing brain-inspired computing closer to reality.

March 28, 2025 Read more

Mapping the future of metamaterials

Mechanical metamaterials research demands interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation.

March 28, 2025 Read more

A new nanomaterial to make lightsails for interstellar travel

In a potential step toward sending small spacecraft to the stars, researchers have developed an ultra-thin, ultra-reflective membrane designed to ride a column of laser light to incredible speeds.

March 27, 2025 Read more

Nanocrystalline copper alloy achieves unprecedented high-temperature performance

Strongest Cu-Ta-Li alloy to date demonstrates exceptional strength and stability for advanced engineering applications.

March 27, 2025 Read more

Examining how nanoscopic ripples affect material properties

New research validates theoretical models about how elasticity is scale-dependent - in other words, the elastic properties of a material are not constant, but vary with the size of the piece of material.

March 27, 2025 Read more

Researchers control the handedness of molecules

Experiment is an important step towards isolating right- and lefthanded molecules from each other.

March 27, 2025 Read more

Scientists successfully harness heat to control magnetism in 2D materials

Pioneering new research could help unlock exciting new potential to create ultrafast, laser-driven storage devices.

March 27, 2025 Read more

Van der Waals integration of graphene and GaN enables next-generation electronics

Researchers demonstrate scalable integration of graphene and GaN devices using van der Waals forces, enabling high-performance CMOS-compatible electronics.

March 27, 2025 Read more

Physics meets art: a new twist on interference patterns

Researchers discovered brand new interference patterns in twisted two-dimensional tungsten ditelluride lattices. These patterns can be tuned to look like periodic spots or even one-dimensional bands by adjusting the twist angle between layers, and they can drastically alter the physical properties of the material.

March 27, 2025 Read more

A lighter, smarter magnetoreceptive electronic skin

Novel e-skins unlock a new level of interaction between humans and machines.

March 27, 2025 Read more