What is a quantum spin liquid?
Quantum spin liquid comes in several different varieties with subtly different properties, but that they all share the ability to support peculiar quantum mechanical phenomena.
Apr 29th, 2016
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Nanoparticles present sustainable way to grow food crops
A team of engineers has found a sustainable way to boost the growth of a protein-rich bean by improving the way it absorbs much-needed nutrients.
Apr 29th, 2016
Read moreCooling graphene-based film close to pilot-scale production
Researchers have developed an efficient way of cooling electronics by using functionalized graphene nanoflakes.
Apr 29th, 2016
Read moreNew technique spots active motion in cells
New data analysis technique distinguishes active from passive fluctuations inside cells.
Apr 29th, 2016
Read moreScientists predict promising new family of materials for solid-state cooling
In a new paper, scientists point to a new family of materials with promising applications in solid-state cooling.
Apr 29th, 2016
Read moreExploring phosphorene, a promising new material
Two-dimensional phosphane, a material known as phosphorene, has potential application as a material for semiconducting transistors in ever faster and more powerful computers.
Apr 29th, 2016
Read moreImportant effect observed in development of quantum storage
Rare-earth materials are prime candidates for storing quantum information, because the undesirable interaction with their environment is extremely weak. Consequently however, this lack of interaction implies a very small response to light, making it hard to read and write data. Physicists have now observed a record-high Purcell effect, which enhances the material's interaction with light.
Apr 28th, 2016
Read moreAt last: Non-toxic and cheap thin-film solar cells for zero-energy buildings
World's highest efficiency rating achieved for CZTS thin-film solar cells.
Apr 28th, 2016
Read moreA tiny switch for a few particles of light
A single molecule allows a beam of light with a few photons to be controlled - a step towards the photonic computer.
Apr 28th, 2016
Read moreTunable thermal-sensitive polymer-graphene oxide composite for blood biopsy
A new device could provide a non-invasive way to monitor the progress of an advanced cancer treatment. It can pick cancer cells out of a blood sample and let them go later, enabling further tests that can show whether the therapy is successfully ridding the patient of the most dangerous cancer cells.
Apr 28th, 2016
Read moreNanoparticles hold promise as double-edged sword against genital herpes
An effective vaccine against the virus that causes genital herpes has evaded researchers for decades. But now, researchers have shown that zinc-oxide nanoparticles shaped like jacks can prevent the virus from entering cells, and help natural immunity to develop.
Apr 28th, 2016
Read moreDetecting minute nano amounts in environmental samples
Scientists have developed a method that is capable of identifying even minute amounts of nanomaterials in environmental samples.
Apr 28th, 2016
Read moreBiology may hold key to better computer memory
Nucleic acid memory holds promise of longer, better data storage.
Apr 27th, 2016
Read moreThe hard facts about soft landing ions
Scientists review cutting-edge techniques that offer insights into processes of interest for energy production, storage, and catalysis.
Apr 27th, 2016
Read moreResearchers create 1-step graphene patterning method
Researchers have developed a one-step, facile method to pattern graphene by using stencil mask and oxygen plasma reactive-ion etching, and subsequent polymer-free direct transfer to flexible substrates.
Apr 27th, 2016
Read moreResearchers create a first frequency comb of time-bin entangled qubits
Discovery is a significant step toward multi-channel quantum communication and higher capacity quantum computers.
Apr 27th, 2016
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