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Unveiling the mechanism of the metal-to-insulator transition in ruthenium phosphide suggests a new way of looking at solids

Researchers have discovered a never-before-seen form of ruthenium phosphide with an unusual configuration of atoms and electrons in its cooled state. This may resolve the puzzle of how a metal can be a conductor at high temperatures, but an insulator at lower temperatures.

November 30, 2022 Read more

Engineers use quantum computing to develop transparent window coating that blocks heat

Scientists have devised a transparent coating for windows that could help cool the room, use no energy and preserve the view.

November 30, 2022 Read more

Seeding the oceans with iron-rich fertilizer nanoparticles to store excess carbon dioxide

The goal would be to feed phytoplankton, microscopic plants that are a key part of the ocean ecosystem, to encourage growth and carbon dioxide uptake.

November 29, 2022 Read more

Magnetic nanomaterial mops up microplastics in water

An innovative way to rapidly remove hazardous microplastics from water using magnets removes microplastics 1000 times smaller than those currently detectable by existing wastewater treatment plants.

November 29, 2022 Read more

Flexible carbon nanofiber strain sensor design achieves sensitivity, range metrics for lip-reading system

Researchers debuted a flexible strain sensor design with a membrane made from stacking parallel and randomly aligned carbon nanofibers (CNF) that achieves both high sensitivity and wide strain detection range.

November 29, 2022 Read more

Graphene goes to space and to the moon

Reseaerchers have teamed up to test graphene on the Moon with graphene-based composites on a Moon rover wheels

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Stable, faster computer memory storage

Researchers offer a new explanation for how certain materials can be grown on silicon and offer stable information storage at the nanometer scale for smaller, faster, more multifunctional processors.

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These nano-magnets that will restore damaged nerve cells

Researchers bioengineer 3D neural networks using magnetic manipulations.

November 29, 2022 Read more

Dense nanoparticles slow down cells' movements

In this comprehensive study, researchers used macrophages, which are a specialized type of white blood cells involved in engulfing nano/micro particles for drug delivery, as the model cells to study the effect of particles densities.

November 29, 2022 Read more

Breaking the scaling limits of analog computing

New technique could diminish errors that hamper the performance of super-fast analog optical neural networks.

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New device can control light at unprecedented speeds

Researchers have developed a programmable optical device for high-speed beam steering.

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Scientists combine topology and AI with free energy to automate the interpretation of nanomagnetic device microscopy

Scientists develop an 'extended Landau free energy model' for causal analysis and visualization in nano-magnetic devices with AI and topology.

November 29, 2022 Read more

Theorists' method can predict shapes of crystals that lack symmetry

Theorists have found a way around this conundrum by assigning arbitrary latent energies to its surfaces or, in the case of two-dimensional materials, its edges.

November 28, 2022 Read more

Physicist identifies how electron crystals melt

Scientists describe a phase in between the liquid and the solid for electron crystals - a liquid crystal state.

November 28, 2022 Read more

A life-inspired system dynamically adjusts to its environment

The system regulates its own temperature in response to environmental disturbances.

November 28, 2022 Read more

'Transformer' pinwheels offer new twist on nano-engineered materials

Producing chirality, a property found throughout nature, through large-scale self-assembly could lead to applications in sensing, machine perception and more.

November 28, 2022 Read more