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New methods for detecting single molecules

Scientists have developed a process for rapidly detecting multidrug-resistant pathogens. The unique feature: Even one single molecule of DNA is sufficient for pathogen detection.

November 2, 2021 Read more

Helical conducting polymers go viral

Researchers have assembled non-harmful virus particles to form 'handed' templates for growing polymers with magnetic properties.

November 2, 2021 Read more

Towards self-restoring electronic devices with long DNA molecules

The potential of DNA structural properties in single-molecule electronics has finally been harnessed in a single-molecule junction device that shows spontaneous self-restoring ability. Additionally, the device, based on a 'zipper' DNA configuration, shows unconventionally high electrical conductivity, opening doors to the development of novel nanoelectronic devices.

November 2, 2021 Read more

Researchers move closer to controlling two-dimensional graphene

The results relied on a cleaner technique to manipulate the flow of electricity, giving graphene greater conductivity than metals such as copper and gold, and raising its potential for use in telecommunications systems and quantum computers.

November 1, 2021 Read more

A superconducting silicon-photonic chip for quantum communication

Researchers resolve a long-standing challenge in quantum optics: optimal Bell-state measurement of time-bin encoded qubits, to enhance the key rate of secure quantum communication.

November 1, 2021 Read more

Physicists discover how particles self-assemble (w/video)

A team of physicists has discovered how DNA molecules self-organize into adhesive patches between particles in response to assembly instructions. Its findings offer a 'proof of concept' for an innovative way to produce materials with a well-defined connectivity between the particles.

November 1, 2021 Read more

Researchers discover predictable behavior in promising material for computer memory

Scientists discovered unexpectedly familiar behavior in the antiferroelectric material known as zirconium dioxide, or zirconia. They show that as the microstructure of the material is reduced in size, it behaves similarly to much better understood materials known as ferroelectrics.

November 1, 2021 Read more

Spintronics: Exotic ferromagnetic order in two-dimensions

An international team has detected an unusual ferromagnetic property in a two-dimensional system, known as 'easy-plane anisotropy'. This could foster new energy efficient information technologies based on spintronics for data storage, among other things.

November 1, 2021 Read more

Tuneable catalysis: Solving the particle size puzzle

Important step in heterogenous catalysis: Scientists succeed in linking microscopic and macroscopic approaches - and thus solve an old puzzle.

November 1, 2021 Read more

A scientific competition assesses methods for anomalous diffusion

The study analyzes results of a community effort and determines that machine learning greatly improves the estimation of the properties of diffusing particles.

November 1, 2021 Read more

Understanding finite-temperature quantum effects better with machine learning

Machine learning can help explore the interaction between thermal and quantum effects in many-body systems.

November 1, 2021 Read more

Separated only by quadrillionths of a second: Ultrashort flashes of light combined precisely and quickly

Researchers reveal a cause for the stable coupling of ultrashort light flashes and found a way to control their spacing both very precisely and rapidly.

October 31, 2021 Read more

Scientists zoom In on the atomic structure of artificial proteins

Scientists have created thin, paper-like crystalline sheets using a synthetic, protein-like molecule called a polypeptoid. These nanosheets are only one molecule thick, with the molecules arranged in very specific ways. Scientists take images of these nanosheets using electron microscopes under cryogenic conditions.

October 30, 2021 Read more

Imaging the chemical fingerprints of molecules (w/video)

Combining experiment, theory, and simulation, scientists from around the world discovered basic chemical properties of molecules are imprinted in atomic force microscope images - a step in the ongoing quest to identify unknown molecules based on such images.

October 30, 2021 Read more

Three-channel Kondo effect discovered in cubic holmium compound

Numerical study points to exotic quantum ground state in heavy rare earth.

October 30, 2021 Read more

Unlocking the technology to produce unbreakable screens

Researchers unlocked the technology to produce next-generation composite glass for lighting LEDs and smartphone, television and computer screens.

October 29, 2021 Read more