A type of beetle capable of regulating its body temperature in some of the hottest places on Earth is the centerpiece of new research with major potential implications for cooling everything from buildings to electronic devices in an environmentally friendly manner.
Jun 16th, 2020
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Scientists have taken an algorithm used for autonomous vehicles and adapted it to help characterise and stabilise quantum technology.
Jun 16th, 2020
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Scientists have discovered that the choice of a support material for model catalysts, made from gold nanoclusters protected by organic molecules, may have drastic effects on the structure of the catalyst.
Jun 16th, 2020
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A research team has developed a molecular motor which consists of only 16 atoms and rotates reliably in one direction. It could allow energy harvesting at the atomic level.
Jun 16th, 2020
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Researchers have created a novel wearable patch to provide an improved treatment experience for people with melanoma. The researchers developed a novel wearable patch with fully miniaturized needles, enabling unobtrusive drug delivery through the skin for the management of skin cancers.
Jun 16th, 2020
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Physicists have successfully melted a very thin crystal of magnetic quasi-particles controllably, as turning ice into water. Novel phases of matter have been discovered and a new model system for fundamental physics studies has been established.
Jun 15th, 2020
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The first quantum phase battery has been realized. It consist of an indium arsenide nanowire in contact with aluminum superconducting leads and is a key element for quantum technologies based on phase coherence.
Jun 15th, 2020
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New findings could make fabrication of advanced graphene devices more efficient.
Jun 15th, 2020
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Mixing and matching computational models of 2D materials led scientists to the realization that excitons - quasiparticles that exist when electrons and holes briefly bind - can be manipulated in new and useful ways.
Jun 15th, 2020
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Researchers have made a first-ever experimental observation of a plasmon nanojet. This physical phenomenon enables nanoscale focusing of light and, theoretically, allows engineers to bypass one of the fundamental limitations of the ordinary converging lens.
Jun 15th, 2020
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Scientists have successfully measured the current-voltage curve of graphene nanoribbons that were suspended between two electrodes.
Jun 15th, 2020
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Exotic states called Kohn anomalies could offer clues to why some materials have the electronic properties they do.
Jun 15th, 2020
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Researchers have succeeded for the first time in producing light-emitting diodes (LEDs) from a hybrid perovskite semiconductor material using inkjet printing.This opens the door to broad application of these materials in manufacturing many different kinds of electronic components.
Jun 15th, 2020
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Combining materials science, experimental and theoretical physics, a long-term study paves the way to new designed materials with multiple electrical functionalities.
Jun 15th, 2020
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A new symmetry-broken parent state discovered in twisted bilayer graphene.
Jun 15th, 2020
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In a recent computational study, scientists find that even tiny photonic crystals effectively shield vacuum noise by 10x or more. The new insights lead to design rules for efficient lasers and LEDs, thin photovoltaic cells, or even optical quantum bits.
Jun 14th, 2020
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