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Approaching the terahertz regime

Room temperature quantum magnets switch states trillions of times per second.

January 19, 2023 Read more

Novel fluorescent compound could massively boost the efficiency of device screens

A fluorescent molecule overcomes a critical quantum-mechanical hurdle to realizing highly energy efficient displays.

January 19, 2023 Read more

Distinguishing between right and left with magnets

Electron spins reflect chiral molecules without the mirror.

January 18, 2023 Read more

Scientists develop new technique to image fluctuations in nanomaterials

Scientists have developed a revolutionary new method for capturing high-resolution images of fluctuations in materials at the nanoscale using powerful X-ray sources.

January 18, 2023 Read more

Engineers grow 'perfect' atom-thin materials on industrial silicon wafers

Their technique could allow chip manufacturers to produce next-generation transistors based on materials other than silicon.

January 18, 2023 Read more

Two technical breakthroughs make high-quality 2D materials possible

Researchers are developing a promising process to develop high-quality 2D materials that could power next-generation electronics.

January 18, 2023 Read more

The effects of tightening a molecular knot

A new study has made it possible to decode the mechanical response of small-molecule synthetic overhand knots by single-molecule pulling experiments.

January 18, 2023 Read more

Light-based tech could inspire Moon navigation and next-gen farming

Super-thin chips made from lithium niobate are set to overtake silicon chips in light-based technologies, with potential applications ranging from remote ripening-fruit detection on Earth to navigation on the Moon.

January 18, 2023 Read more

RNA lipid nanoparticle engineering stops liver fibrosis in its tracks, reverses damage

A novel approach to ionizable lipid synthesis is the key to opening many more doors for RNA therapy to treat diverse diseases.

January 18, 2023 Read more

Blast chiller for the quantum world

Physicists demonstrated a new method in the laboratory that could make the quantum properties of macroscopic objects more accessible than before.

January 18, 2023 Read more

New method for designing nanoscale 3D materials could make fuel cells more efficient

Researchers have developed an innovative technique for creating nanoscale materials with unique chemical and physical properties.

January 18, 2023 Read more

Nanoparticles make it easier to turn light into solvated electrons

Researchers uncovered the long-sought mechanism of a well-known but poorly understood process that produces solvated electrons via interactions between light and metal.

January 17, 2023 Read more

Researchers develop optical method to verify topological phases in magnetic materials

Researchers studied a class of magnetic materials structurally similar to graphene and their interaction with two types of polarized laser light.

January 17, 2023 Read more

Organic semiconductors curl up in the dark

A research team uses light to control the morphology of new types of electronics.

January 17, 2023 Read more

Researchers gain deeper understanding of mechanism behind superconductors

Scientists found that in superconducting copper-oxygen bonds, called cuprates, there must be a very specific charge distribution between the copper and the oxygen, even under pressure.

January 17, 2023 Read more

ChatGPT writes convincing fake scientific abstracts that fool reviewers in study

Even skeptical reviewers can't spot all the fake abstracts.

January 16, 2023 Read more