Size matters in functional materials
Soft X-ray micro-spectroscopy reveals peculiar deviations in phase transformation of microstructures.
Sep 15th, 2022
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Making and breaking of chemical bonds in single nanoconfined molecules
Research team investigates reactivity of single molecules under controlled microscopic conditions.
Sep 14th, 2022
Read moreFuel from a greenhouse gas made with single gold atoms
Single gold atoms catalyze the selective methanization of carbon dioxide.
Sep 14th, 2022
Read moreA nanoreactor to precisely control catalytic reactions
Researchers have developed a dual-catalyst system that can precisely control catalytic reactions like cells.
Sep 14th, 2022
Read moreBreakthrough reported in machine learning-enhanced quantum chemistry
The use of machine learning to predict chemical properties offers the promise of great technological advances, with applications from cleaner energy to faster pharmaceutical drug design.
Sep 14th, 2022
Read moreInterplay of electronics and photonics as a new basis for quantum computers
For building quantum computers, making use of both electronics and photonics - technology that works with light - on one and the same chip, is promising.
Sep 14th, 2022
Read moreHydrodynamic electrons seen to break a fundamental limit
A new study shows that an electronic fluid can flow through materials without any electrical resistance, thereby perfectly eliminating a fundamental source of resistance that forms the ultimate limit for ballistic electrons. This result opens the way for improved electronic devices that do not heat up as much as existing technologies.
Sep 14th, 2022
Read moreIntriguing material property found in complex nanostructures could dissipate energy
Researchers have discovered for the first time a unique property in complex nanostructures that has thus far only been found in simple nanostructures. Additionally, they have unraveled the internal mechanics of the materials that makes this property possible.
Sep 13th, 2022
Read moreNanorattles shake up new possibilities for disease detection
New nanoparticle shape can greatly enhance signals from multiple separate biomarkers at once, accurately detecting head and neck cancers without biopsies.
Sep 13th, 2022
Read moreResearchers discover a new type of surface lattice resonance
Scientists investigated the periodic silicon nanodisks under oblique incidence with transverse magnetic polarization, and discovered out-of-plane Mie electric dipole surface lattice resonance for the first time.
Sep 13th, 2022
Read moreHighly reflecting mirrors from the inkjet printer
Researchers have printed Bragg mirrors of high quality with inkjet printers. This may pave the way towards the digital manufacture of customized mirrors.
Sep 13th, 2022
Read moreThrough the quantum looking glass
A thin device triggers one of quantum mechanics' strangest and most useful phenomena.
Sep 12th, 2022
Read moreNanotubes illuminate the way to living photovoltaics
Researchers were able to 'convince' bacteria to spontaneously take up carbon nanotubes by decorating them with positively charged proteins that are attracted by the negative charge of the bacteria's outer membrane.
Sep 12th, 2022
Read moreNanomolding could speed discovery of new topological materials
Nanomolding of topological nanowires could speed the discovery of new materials for applications such as quantum computing, microelectronics and clean-energy catalysts.
Sep 10th, 2022
Read moreA little strain goes a long way in reducing fuel cell performance
Small changes in crystal structure at the interface between materials in ceramic fuel cells linked to drastic changes in conductivity that must be overcome to improve performance.
Sep 9th, 2022
Read moreUnique ferroelectric microstructure revealed for first time
Researchers have observed and reported for the first time the unique microstructure of a novel ferroelectric material, enabling the development of lead-free piezoelectric materials for electronics, sensors, and energy storage that are safer for human use.
Sep 9th, 2022
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