A path to new nanofluidic devices applying spintronics technology
Substantial increase in the energy conversion efficiency of hydrodynamic power generation via spin currents.
Jul 2nd, 2020
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Researchers observe branched flow of light for the first time
Researchers coupled a laser beam to a soap membrane, which contains random variations in membrane thickness. They discovered that when light propagates within the soap film, rather than being scattered, the light forms elongated branches, creating the branched flow phenomenon for light.
Jul 1st, 2020
Read moreLaser takes pictures of electrons in crystals
Light microscopes cannot discern how electrons are distributed among atoms in solids. A new type of a light microscope, the Picoscope, that allows overcoming this limitation.
Jul 1st, 2020
Read moreTabletop quantum experiment with nanocrystals could detect gravitational waves
Diamond nanocrystals could be used as an incredibly sensitive and small gravitational detector capable of measuring gravitational waves.
Jul 1st, 2020
Read moreMagnonic nano-fibers opens the way towards new type of computers
Scientists report a critical advancement in the field of ultralow power computation using magnetic waves.
Jul 1st, 2020
Read moreBuilding better electron sources with graphene
Graphene substrates can be reused repeatedly for photocathodes that emit high-brightness electron beams in electron microscopes and accelerators.
Jul 1st, 2020
Read moreNew materials of perovskite challenge the chemical intuition
Materials scientists have synthesized a new type of perovskite that goes against conventional thinking about how such structures behave at extreme pressures such as those that exist deep in the Earth.
Jul 1st, 2020
Read moreHigh-end microscopy refined
Scientists have been able to map the synaptonemal complex three-dimensionally with a resolution of 20 to 30 nanometres.
Jul 1st, 2020
Read moreArchitecture is key: Biomolecule metal-organic hybrids with high bioactivity
Biomacromolecules incorporated into tailored metal-organic frameworks using peptide modulators are well shielded but highly active thanks to carefully tuned nanoarchitecture.
Jul 1st, 2020
Read moreBubbling and burping droplets of DNA
Liquid droplets formed from DNA display a peculiar response to enzymes.
Jul 1st, 2020
Read moreScientists use a Teflon pipe to make a cheap, simple reactor for silica particle synthesis
Functional silica beads for biomedical imaging, drug delivery and other important applications could be made using an easy new flow synthesis method.
Jul 1st, 2020
Read moreStabilizing water loss in synthetic trees
Scientists are developing 'synthetic trees' that work like their natural counterparts to serve in specific applications. In an important step, scientists fabricated synthetic leaves using nanoporous disks.
Jul 1st, 2020
Read moreBeing exceptional in higher dimensions
By connecting electromagnetic waves and magnetism to create a system made of magnon polaritons, scientists demonstrated the existence of an 'exceptional surface' for the first time.
Jul 1st, 2020
Read moreNew chemistry for ultra-thin gas sensors
Researchers established a new fabrication process based on a non-pyrophoric zinc precursor that can be processed at temperatures low enough to allow plastics to be coated.
Jul 1st, 2020
Read moreBuilding a harder diamond
Scientists use computer calculations to propose a new way to rearrange the carbon atoms in a diamond to make it even harder, which may be useful in industrial applications that rely on synthetic cutting diamonds .
Jul 1st, 2020
Read moreFeel the beat: implanted microlasers scan heart from inside
It sounds like science fiction - but lasers beating to the rhythm of a live heart is exactly what researchers have developed to improve the understanding of heart failure and to help develop more effective treatments.
Jun 30th, 2020
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