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An entire brain-machine interface on a chip

Researchers have developed a next-generation miniaturized brain-machine interface capable of direct brain-to-text communication on tiny silicon chips.

August 26, 2024 Read more

Sustainable, biodegradable HECP glass for smart materials and pharmaceuticals

Researchers developed a biodegradable HECP glass with enhanced properties, paving the way for applications in pharmaceuticals and innovative smart materials.

August 26, 2024 Read more

Using machine learning to speed up simulations of irregularly shaped particles

Researchers have trained neural networks to predict interactions between irregularly shaped particles to accelerate molecular dynamics simulations.

August 24, 2024 Read more

Superconductivity Is unpredictable at the edge

Two types of superconductivity compete at the edge between a topological semimetal and a conventional metal, causing the electrons to switch behavior erratically.

August 24, 2024 Read more

Harvesting coherent hypersound with elliptical micropillars

Scientists have harnessed elliptical micropillars to enhance the generation and detection of coherent acoustic phonons in the gigahertz range. This advancement represents a significant step forward in the development of more efficient nanoacoustic transducers.

August 24, 2024 Read more

New stretchable electrode enables high-performance flexible electronics

Researchers develop a simple method to embed silver nanowires in elastomers, creating durable stretchable electrodes for wearable sensors and flexible solar cells.

August 23, 2024 Read more

AI tackles one of the most difficult challenges in quantum chemistry

The research shows how the technique can help solve fundamental equations in complex molecular systems.

August 23, 2024 Read more

New open-source Python tool revolutionizes design and modeling of micro optical elements

Researchers introduce open-source software that simplifies the design, simulation, and generation of lithography masks for micro optical elements and flat optics.

August 23, 2024 Read more

Metasurfaces that control thermal radiation in unprecedented ways

The advance shows promise for creating compact, inexpensive, and portable light sources, which are crucial for space-based applications, biological and geological field research, and military operations.

August 23, 2024 Read more

Revealing DNA behavior in record time (w/video)

Biophysicists developed a technique that speeds up screening of individual DNA molecules at least a thousand times. With this technology, they can measure millions of DNA molecules within a week instead of years to decades.

August 22, 2024 Read more

Nanocatalyst breakthrough revolutionizes wastewater treatment and pollutant degradation

The novel nanocatalyst demonstrated an impressive performance in activating peroxymonosulfate (PMS) for the degradation of bisphenol A, achieving a rate constant nearly 20 times higher than that of conventional catalysts.

August 22, 2024 Read more

Redox-active metal-organic framework anode for Li batteries in freezing conditions

Achieved a discharge capacity five times higher than that of graphite anode material, even in environments as low as minus 20 degrees Celsius.

August 22, 2024 Read more

Advancing nanoscale imaging capabilities

Dynamic nuclear polarization and nanometer-scale magnetic resonance imaging creates unprecedented opportunities to study biological structures.

August 22, 2024 Read more

How particles of light may be producing drops of the perfect liquid

The world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator may be producing the world's tiniest droplets of liquid.

August 22, 2024 Read more

A world first: Qubit coherence decay traced to thermal dissipation

Phsyicists have theoretically and experimentally shown that superconducting qubit coherence loss can be directly measured as thermal dissipation in the electrical circuit holding the qubit.

August 22, 2024 Read more

Innovative perovskite waveguides with edge lasing effect

Scientists have demonstrated the creation of perovskite crystals with predefined shapes that can serve in nonlinear photonics as waveguides, couplers, splitters, and modulators.

August 22, 2024 Read more