Holding the right material at the right angle, researchers have discovered a strategy to switch the magnetization in thin layers of a ferromagnet - a technique that could eventually lead to the development of more energy-efficient magnetic memory devices.
May 5th, 2022
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Researchers have developed a single-material, single-stimuli microstructure that can outmaneuver even living cilia. These programmable, micron-scale structures could be used for a range of applications, including soft robotics, biocompatible medical devices, and even dynamic information encryption.
May 5th, 2022
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Researchers have produced the first proof that networks of nanomagnets can be used to perform AI-like processing. The researchers showed nanomagnets can be used for 'time-series prediction' tasks, such as predicting and regulating insulin levels in diabetic patients.
May 5th, 2022
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Copper and silver are known for their antibacterial properties. Researchers have explored their effectiveness against viruses.
May 5th, 2022
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Inspired by an ancient light trick, this new technology could enable a new type of 3D display
May 5th, 2022
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Metasurfaces, artificial subwavelength structured interfaces, exhibit unprecedented capabilities to manipulate electromagnetic (EM) waves ranging from visible to terahertz and microwave frequencies.
May 5th, 2022
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A research team was able to generate polarized X-rays with unprecedented purity. The method is supposed to be used in the coming years to show that even vacuum behaves like a material under certain circumstances - a prediction from quantum electrodynamics.
May 5th, 2022
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Researchers use silicon nanoparticles to help visualize the coalescence of quantized vortices that occur in superfluid helium, which can help improve our understanding of quantum fluids and materials, including superconductors.
May 4th, 2022
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Researchers are experimenting with new ways to design tiny particle treatments for cancer.
May 4th, 2022
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Researchers announced the creation of a new qubit platform that shows great promise to be developed into future quantum computers.
May 4th, 2022
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New research details how properties found in flat-band physics, similar to twisted bilayer graphene, can be obtained in just a single layer.
May 4th, 2022
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Researchers now have realized the de novo assembly of entirely artificial DNA-based cytoskeletons composed of DNA filaments and with programmed multifunctionality inside synthetic cells.
May 4th, 2022
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Researchers have developed a nano-precision printing method for nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond at the quantum level, meeting the technological requirements.
May 4th, 2022
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Machine learning program for games inspires development of groundbreaking scientific tool.
May 4th, 2022
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For zeolites, a class of minerals used in industrial and chemical processes, smaller may be better. Synthesizing small zeolites only a few nanometers across could make them more effective and efficient. How small can they go? Around three nanometers is the limit.
May 3rd, 2022
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A new platform effectively sorts and clusters single cells according to their physical properties and could provide clues for understanding individual cell interactions.
May 3rd, 2022
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