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Researchers develop all-optical switches that could lead to faster computer processors

Researchers have created a bimetallic optical switch that can both transmit data and store it efficiently.

December 22, 2023 Read more

Transferring laser-induced graphene at extremely low temperatures for ultrathin bioelectronics

Exploring a novel method for transferring laser-induced graphene at low temperatures, vital for advancing ultrathin, flexible bioelectronics.

December 22, 2023 Read more

Advanced computational tool for understanding quantum materials

Scientiosts have developed a new computational tool to describe how the atoms within quantum materials behave when they absorb and emit light.

December 22, 2023 Read more

Inside the matrix: Nanoscale patterns revealed within model research organism

Advanced instrument provides new 3D views of worm's exoskeleton and clues about how skin layers are bound together.

December 22, 2023 Read more

Nano-defects in solar cells don't necessarily affect electricity generation

Defects, which inevitably arise when manufacturing so-called CIGS cells, can reduce their power output, but the effect is much less common and much more localised than expected.

December 21, 2023 Read more

Shock wave photographed passing through a single cell

Improved nanosecond imaging technology could help us see ultrasmall and ultrafast processes like never before.

December 21, 2023 Read more

The one-pot nanosheet method catalyzing a green energy revolution

Researchers developed a new 'one-pot' method to make nanosheets using less rare metals. Their discovery should allow for the energy-making process to be more eco-friendly.

December 21, 2023 Read more

Are diamonds GaN's best friend? Revolutionizing transistor technology

Researchers have fabricated a gallium nitride (GaN) transistor using diamond, which of all natural materials has the highest thermal conductivity on earth, as a substrate, and they succeeded in increasing heat dissipation by more than two times compared with conventional transistors.

December 21, 2023 Read more

Blue PHOLEDs: Final color of efficient OLEDs finally viable in lighting

Lights could soon use the full color suite of perfectly efficient organic light-emitting diodes, or OLEDs, that last tens of thousands of hours.

December 21, 2023 Read more

Using 'waste' product from recent NASA Mars research, scientists create transformative nanomaterials

Findings could play role in shaping sustainable habitation on the red planet - and clean energy production back home.

December 21, 2023 Read more

First observation of coherent charge dynamics in graphene quantum dots

Researchers have reported the observation of coherent charge oscillations in bilayer graphene quantum dots. This marks a significant milestone on the way to spin and valley qubits in a two-dimensional material system.

December 20, 2023 Read more

Room temperature quasiparticle discovery advances superconductivity research

Researchers discover quasiparticles in WSe2 crystals, hinting at room-temperature superconductivity and potential quantum technology breakthroughs.

December 20, 2023 Read more

A glass based on MOFs sifts carbon dioxide

Separating carbon dioxide molecules from gas mixtures requires materials with extremely fine pores. Researchers have now found a novel way to do this by transforming crystalline metal-organic framework compounds into glass.

December 20, 2023 Read more

Scientists reveal superconductor with on-off switches

Material could find uses in superconducting circuits for next-generation industrial electronics.

December 20, 2023 Read more

Aerogel can become the key to future terahertz technologies

Researchers show that the transmission of terahertz light through an aerogel made of cellulose and a conducting polymer can be tuned. This is an important step to unlock more applications for terahertz waves.

December 20, 2023 Read more

New approach enables rapid fabrication of sensitive and stable MXene gas sensors

Novel technique produces nanometer-scale functionalized MXene films for high-performance gas sensors. Modular assembly significantly enhances sensitivity, selectivity, and stability over pristine MXenes. Insights into interplay between surface ligand engineering and structure-property relationships.

December 20, 2023 Read more