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Photon recycling - the key to high-efficiency perovskite solar cells

Scientists have demonstrated the role of the re-use of photons - known as 'photon recycling' - and light scattering effects in perovskite solar cells, providing a pathway towards high-efficiency solar energy conversion.

January 13, 2022 Read more

A treasure map for the realm of electrocatalysts

Research into promising materials is hampered by the sheer number of possible candidates. A research team has developed an efficient method to solve this problem.

January 13, 2022 Read more

Towards superior nanoscale sensing and imaging with optimized diamond probes

Researchers propose an alternate fabrication method for diamond probes with greater control over probe shape, higher sensitivity, and broader applications.

January 13, 2022 Read more

Machine learning for morphable materials

Researchers have developed a platform that uses machine learning to program the transformation of 2D stretchable surfaces into specific 3D shapes.

January 12, 2022 Read more

Researchers develop new dendrimers to preserve biological medicines

As superbugs become increasingly dangerous to human health, researchers have developed a soft material that preserves medicines capable of treating infections without the risk of antimicrobial resistance.

January 12, 2022 Read more

An ice-inspired lubricant improves osteoarthritis symptoms in rats

An ultrathin, super-lubricating layer of water on the ice's surface is essential for skaters' graceful glides. Inspired by this surface, researchers have developed a treatment for osteoarthritis that enhances lubrication and reduces friction and inflammation in a rat model of the disease.

January 12, 2022 Read more

Making MOFs into nanoparticles puts a tiny twist on useful materials

These MOF nanoparticles, made of iron triazolate, are adaptable: they behave differently at different sizes and even at different temperatures.

January 12, 2022 Read more

Building a silicon quantum computer chip atom by atom (w/video)

Researchers have perfected a technique for embedding single atoms in a silicon wafer one-by-one. Their technology offers the potential to make quantum computers using the same methods that have given us cheap and reliable conventional devices containing billions of transistors.

January 12, 2022 Read more

In a smooth move, ions ditch disorder and keep their memories

Scientists have found a new way to create disturbances that do not fade away. Instead of relying on disorder to freeze things in place, they tipped a quantum container to one side - a trick that is easier to conjure in the lab.

January 12, 2022 Read more

2D Semiconductor demonstrates elusive quantum physics model

With a little twist and the turn of a voltage knob, researchers have shown that a single material system can toggle between two of the wildest states in condensed matter physics: the quantum anomalous Hall insulator and the two-dimensional topological insulator.

January 12, 2022 Read more

Using radio waves to control interactions in Bose-Einstein condensates

Dressing the atoms with radio-frequency fields allows to tune the strength and sign of their interactions, and to create correlated atom pairs.

January 12, 2022 Read more

Using only 100 atoms, electric fields can be detected and changed

Researchers create first nano-sized, molecular device potentially capable of sensing and altering the cell's electric field, ushering in new possibilities for basic research.

January 12, 2022 Read more

Artificially altered material could accelerate neuromorphic device development

Researchers applied complementary many-body theoretical methods at multiple computing facilities to obtain new insights into VO2's interactions with different types of point defects. The researchers created the most complete picture of this complex compound's transformation to date.

January 11, 2022 Read more