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Nanoparticles drill holes at will in silicon

Industrially usable technique for producing porous silicon and glass opens up fresh perspectives for numerous applications.

February 17, 2023 Read more

Chiral phonons create spin current without needing magnetic materials

Scientists used chiral phonons to convert wasted heat into spin information - without needing magnetic materials. The finding could lead to new classes of less expensive, energy-efficient spintronic devices for use in applications ranging from computational memory to power grids.

February 16, 2023 Read more

Nanoparticles perform ultralong distance communication

Chemists have designed a new photonic lattice with properties never before seen in nature. These new architectures based on stacked lattices of nanoparticles show interactions across unprecedentedly large distances.

February 16, 2023 Read more

Engineered wood grows stronger while trapping carbon dioxide

Scientists have figured out a way to engineer wood using MOFs to trap carbon dioxide through a potentially scalable, energy-efficient process that also makes the material stronger for use in construction.

February 16, 2023 Read more

Perovskites, a cheap alternative to silicon, just got a lot more efficient

Researchers use substrates of metal and dielectrics to boost the light conversion efficiency of perovskites by 250 percent.

February 16, 2023 Read more

Smooth sailing for electrons in graphene

Physicists directly measured, for the first time at nanometer resolution, the fluid-like flow of electrons in graphene.

February 16, 2023 Read more

New nanosecond water disinfection method is more environmentally friendly

Researchers have found a way to use small shocks of electricity to disinfect water, reducing energy consumption, cost, and environmental impact. The technology could be integrated into the electric grid or even powered by batteries.

February 16, 2023 Read more

How a record-breaking copper nanocatalyst converts CO2 into liquid fuels

Researchers have made real-time movies of copper nanoparticles as they evolve to convert carbon dioxide and water into renewable fuels and chemicals. Their new insights could help advance the next generation of solar fuels.

February 16, 2023 Read more

New neural network method improves microscopic distance measurements between colored points in three dimensions

Smart measurements can overcome accuracy limitations due to diffraction.

February 16, 2023 Read more

Building a computer with a single atom

New research opens the horizons regarding what a computer can be and how small a computational unit can get.

February 16, 2023 Read more

Tsunami in a water glass

A new experiment has made it possible to observe the effects of an electron in solution on the surrounding liquid.

February 16, 2023 Read more

Facile and scalable production of a fuel-cell nanocatalyst for the hydrogen economy

Researchers discovered a novel method for the production of nanocatalysts. The researchers demonstrated that uniformly sized (3-4 nanometers) cobalt-platinum alloy nanoparticles can be produced by simple heat treatment.

February 16, 2023 Read more

Thin-film transistor strategy to enhance flexible display panel performance

Researchers propose a highly efficient crosslinking strategy for a dense and defect-free thin-film organic-inorganic hybrid dielectric layer.

February 16, 2023 Read more

Quantum geometry found to be newest twist in superconductivity

Scientists have identified a new mechanism that gives rise to superconductivity in a material in which the speed of electrons is nearly zero, potentially opening a pathway to the design of new superconductors.

February 16, 2023 Read more

A tunable liquid microlaser based on liquid droplets that can be inkjet-printed

Researchers develop a tunable laser based on liquid droplets that can be inkjet-printed, and have a color that changes based on the shape, which may lead to cheaper and more flexible optical communication devices.

February 16, 2023 Read more

Bionic fingers create 3D maps of human tissue, electronics, and other complex objects

Researchers present a bionic finger that can create 3D maps of the internal shapes and textures of complex objects by touching their exterior surface.

February 15, 2023 Read more