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Researchers create flat magic window with liquid crystals

Inspired by an ancient light trick, this new technology could enable a new type of 3D display

May 5, 2022 Read more

Dynamic metasurfaces and metadevices empowered by graphene

Metasurfaces, artificial subwavelength structured interfaces, exhibit unprecedented capabilities to manipulate electromagnetic (EM) waves ranging from visible to terahertz and microwave frequencies.

May 5, 2022 Read more

Highest degree of purity achieved for polarized X-rays

A research team was able to generate polarized X-rays with unprecedented purity. The method is supposed to be used in the coming years to show that even vacuum behaves like a material under certain circumstances - a prediction from quantum electrodynamics.

May 5, 2022 Read more

Like a pebble in a whirlpool

Researchers use silicon nanoparticles to help visualize the coalescence of quantized vortices that occur in superfluid helium, which can help improve our understanding of quantum fluids and materials, including superconductors.

May 4, 2022 Read more

Nanoparticles are the future of medicine

Researchers are experimenting with new ways to design tiny particle treatments for cancer.

May 4, 2022 Read more

Building a better quantum bit: New qubit breakthrough could transform quantum computing

Researchers announced the creation of a new qubit platform that shows great promise to be developed into future quantum computers.

May 4, 2022 Read more

A simpler approach for creating quantum materials

New research details how properties found in flat-band physics, similar to twisted bilayer graphene, can be obtained in just a single layer.

May 4, 2022 Read more

Bottom-up assembly of synthetic cells with DNA nanotechnology

Researchers now have realized the de novo assembly of entirely artificial DNA-based cytoskeletons composed of DNA filaments and with programmed multifunctionality inside synthetic cells.

May 4, 2022 Read more

Direct printing of nanodiamonds at the quantum level

Researchers have developed a nano-precision printing method for nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond at the quantum level, meeting the technological requirements.

May 4, 2022 Read more

New AI tool models in record time the behavior of clusters of nanoparticles

Machine learning program for games inspires development of groundbreaking scientific tool.

May 4, 2022 Read more

Chemists find size limits of the smallest zeolite crystals

For zeolites, a class of minerals used in industrial and chemical processes, smaller may be better. Synthesizing small zeolites only a few nanometers across could make them more effective and efficient. How small can they go? Around three nanometers is the limit.

May 3, 2022 Read more

Magnetism helps futuristic cell research

A new platform effectively sorts and clusters single cells according to their physical properties and could provide clues for understanding individual cell interactions.

May 3, 2022 Read more

Ruthenium atoms on copper nanowire mesh a more environmentally friendly way to produce ammonia

A dash of ruthenium atoms on a mesh of copper nanowires could be one step toward a revolution in the global ammonia industry that also helps the environment.

May 3, 2022 Read more

Automated synthesis allows for discovery of unexpected charge transport behavior in organic molecules

Scientists have demonstrated a major breakthrough in using automated synthesis to discover new molecules for organic electronics applications. Using automated synthesis, the team was able to rapidly scan through a library of molecules with precisely defined structures, thereby uncovering, via single-molecule characterization experiments, a new mechanism for high conductance.

May 2, 2022 Read more

Nanotechnology enables visualization of RNA structures at near-atomic resolution

Combination of nucleic acid nanotechnology and cryo-EM gives unprecedented insights into the structures of large and small RNAs, advancing RNA biology and drug design

May 2, 2022 Read more

Smartphone-powered microchip for at-home medical diagnostic testing

Researchers have developed a new microfluidic chip for diagnosing diseases that uses a minimal number of components and can be powered wirelessly by a smartphone.

May 2, 2022 Read more