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Researchers use spinning metasurfaces to craft compact thermal imaging system

By capturing more detailed thermal information, new approach could be useful for autonomous navigation, material identification, security and more.

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Generating stable qubits at room temperature with MOFs

Researchers observe the quantum coherence of a quintet state with four electron spins in molecular systems for the first time at room temperature.

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Precision growth technique for self-aligning organic nanowires

Researchers develop innovative selective-area graphoepitaxy technique to simultaneously control orientation and position of self-assembling organic semiconductor nanowires, enabling seamless integration into electronic devices.

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First direct imaging of small noble gas clusters at room temperature

The key to this breakthrough was the confinement of noble gas atoms between two layers of graphene.

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Neural implant can read deep neural activity from the brain surface

The implant is made up of a thin, transparent and flexible polymer strip that is packed with a dense array of graphene electrodes.

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An artificial muscle device that produces force 34 times its weight

Researchers have developed a fluid switch using ionic polymer artificial muscles that operates at ultra-low power and produces a force 34 times greater than its weight.

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Using Berry phase monopole engineering for high-temperature spintronic devices

Spin-orbit torque, an important phenomenon for developing ultrafast and low-power spintronic devices, can be enhanced through Berry phase monopole engineering at high temperatures.

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Toward efficient spintronic materials

Researchers reveal how magnetization direction can be controlled using strain in an interfacial multiferroic material.

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Metal-free graphene quantum dots show promise for highly efficient tumor therapy

Researchers have demonstrated a metal-free nanozyme based on graphene quantum dots for highly efficient tumor chemodynamic therapy.

January 10, 2024 Read more

Light-powered nanocatalyst to make hydrogen using sunlight

When platinum clusters are deposited on octahedral titanium dioxide nanoparticles, a photocatalyst is obtained that produces higher quantities of hydrogen and, more importantly, is much more stable than any other combination.

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Groundbreaking nanofountain pen method could transform nanophotonics

Advanced nanoengineering technique crafts intricate 3D plasmonic structures, offering new possibilities in light manipulation at the nanoscale, with wide-ranging applications in technology and biomedicine.

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Observing macroscopic quantum effects in the dark

Be fast, avoid light, and roll through a curvy ramp: This is the recipe for a pioneering experiment. An object evolving in a potential created through electrostatic or magnetic forces is expected to rapidly and reliably generate a macroscopic quantum superposition state.

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Anisotropic plasmon engineering unlocks multilevel polarised upconversion

Researchers have introduced an upconversion plasmonphore platform to enable precise control over the polarisation of isotropic upconversion nanoparticles. This is achieved by coupling upconversion activators with carefully designed anisotropic gap plasmon mode-supported metasurfaces.

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