Scientists develop environmentally safe, frost-resistant coatings
In an endeavor to make a more efficient product immune to ice, researchers have developed a longer-lasting alternative to conventional deicers.
Apr 4th, 2022
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Making a 'sandwich' out of magnets and topological insulators, potential for lossless electronics
Researchers discovered that a structure comprising an ultra-thin topological insulator sandwiched between two 2D ferromagnetic insulators becomes a large-bandgap quantum anomalous Hall insulator.
Apr 3rd, 2022
Read moreQuantum 'shock absorbers' allow perovskite to exhibit superfluorescence at room temperature
Semiconducting perovskites that exhibit superfluorescence at room temperature do so due to built-in thermal 'shock absorbers' which protect dipoles within the material from thermal interference. A new study explores the mechanism involved in this macroscopic quantum phase transition and explains how and why materials like perovskites exhibit macroscopic quantum coherence at high temperatures.
Apr 2nd, 2022
Read moreResearchers synthesize carbon nanosolenoid with Riemann surfaces
Scientists report a facile synthesis of a nanographene carbon nanosolenoid (CNS) material. The material consisted of continuous spiral graphene planes, as was typical of Riemann surface. The CNS displayed special photoluminescence and magnetic properties.
Apr 2nd, 2022
Read moreDeterministically integrated manipulation of magnetic skyrmions achieved in nanostructured device
Researchers have realized integrated manipulation of magnetic skyrmions by electrical currents, including writing, erasing and addressing single skyrmions in a CoZnMn nanostripe at room temperature.
Apr 2nd, 2022
Read moreWhat drives electron-hole asymmetry in graphene?
Researchers determined that interactions between electrons are what give rise to the divergent effects observed when graphene is doped with electrons versus holes.
Apr 2nd, 2022
Read moreAccelerating write/erase cycles in all-optical magnetization switching
Researchers found a way to reduce the fundamentally required time between switching events to a record value of seven picoseconds.
Apr 1st, 2022
Read moreX-rays help scientists uncover new forms of material using designer DNA
The new method of synthesizing crystals leads researchers to a brand new phase of metal, which may be useful for new technologies.
Mar 31st, 2022
Read moreGraphene gets enhanced by flashing
New process customizes one-, two- or three-element doping for applications.
Mar 31st, 2022
Read morePhysicists engineer ferroelectricity into well-known family of semiconductors
Researchers have engineered a new property into a well-known family of semiconductors by manipulating ultrathin sheets of the materials only a few atomic layers thick.
Mar 31st, 2022
Read moreNew method measures nanoscale material response at high magnification
The use of a promising new transparent ceramic spinel that could replace traditional layered safety glass was the motivation for recent research that resulted in a new method to measure changes that occur in materials, such as glasses, at the nanoscale.
Mar 31st, 2022
Read morePersistent swinging of electrons between atomic sites in crystals
Scientists have now elucidated in space and time concerted electron and nuclear motions in crystalline solids.
Mar 31st, 2022
Read moreNew study solves mystery of how soft liquid droplets erode hard surfaces
A first-of-its-kind study reveals why liquid droplets have the ability to erode hard surfaces. The discovery could help engineers design better, more erosion-resistant materials.
Mar 31st, 2022
Read moreScavenger nanoparticles could make fuel cell-powered vehicles a reality
Engineers have developed a material that could give fuel cell systems a competitive edge over the battery systems that currently power most electric vehicles.
Mar 31st, 2022
Read moreSelf-standing mesoporous Si film can power lithium-ion batteries
Battery researchers have developed a self-standing mesoporous silicon (Si) film anode for lithium-ion batteries. This film electrode does not need carbon additives and binders to connect particles like typical slurry-based electrodes, but it still exhibits excellent battery performance.
Mar 31st, 2022
Read moreElastic fields stretch the understanding of chiral molecular crystals
Scientists have created a model to probe the role of emergent elastic fields in chiral molecular crystals.
Mar 31st, 2022
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