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The clean power of starch
A tiny device incorporates a compound made from starch and baking soda to harvest energy from movement.
June 15, 2021 Read more
Giant quantum tornados in a hybrid light-matter system give insight into the complex physical phenomena
Researchers have managed to create a stable giant vortex in interacting polariton condensates, addressing a known challenge in quantized fluid dynamics. The findings open possibilities in creating uniquely structured coherent light sources and exploring many-body physics under unique extreme conditions.
June 15, 2021 Read more
Could all your digital photos be stored as DNA?
A technique for labeling and retrieving DNA data files from a large pool could help make DNA data storage feasible.
June 15, 2021 Read more
Probing the dynamics of photoemission
Physicists have used ultrashort laser pulses to probe the dynamics of photoelectron emission in tungsten crystals.
June 15, 2021 Read more
Near-field routing of hyperbolic metamaterials
Flexible control of the propagating direction of near-field light can be realized with hyperbolic metamaterials, using an all-electric metasource.
June 14, 2021 Read more
Researchers reveal new physics that could improve understanding of moire superlattices
By shining laser light on semiconducting moire superlattices formed by stacking two atomically thin materials, researchers found a new class of electronic excited states called 'moire trions'. The study opens up new opportunities to develop trion-based quantum optical emitters and offers new approaches to explore moire physics.
June 14, 2021 Read more
New combination of materials provides progress toward quantum computing
The future of quantum computing may depend on the further development and understanding of semiconductor materials known as transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs). These atomically thin materials develop unique and useful electrical, mechanical, and optical properties when they are manipulated by pressure, light, or temperature.
June 14, 2021 Read more
Simulations could help molecular engineers enhance creation of semiconducting nanomaterials
Scientists have unveiled how a popular 2D material, molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), flashes into existence during chemical vapor deposition (CVD).
June 11, 2021 Read more
Researchers discover a key cause of energy loss in spintronic materials
A new study uncovered a property of magnetic materials that will allow engineers to develop more efficient spintronic devices in the future.
June 11, 2021 Read more
Using nanophotonics to monitor cancer
Scientists have developed a technology based on nanophotonics and data science to detect and monitor cancer biomarkers at an early stage.
June 11, 2021 Read more
Novel magnet design with magic mirror-like properties
Researchers have developed new magnetic design that has magic mirror-like properties. Based on organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite type compounds, the brightness of transmitted light changes depending on whether the material is viewed from the front or the back.
June 11, 2021 Read more
New family of atomic-thin electride materials discovered
An exploratory investigation into the behavior of materials with desirable electric properties resulted in the discovery of a structural phase of two-dimensional (2D) materials. The new family of materials are electrides, wherein electrons occupy a space usually reserved for atoms or ions instead of orbiting the nucleus of an atom or ion.
June 11, 2021 Read more
Printing flexible wearable electronics for smart device applications
Researchers provide a review of printed flexible supercapacitators in terms of their ability to formulate functional inks, design printable electrodes, and integrate functions with other electronic devices.
June 10, 2021 Read more
In a nano-optics breakthrough, researchers observe sound-light pulses in 2D materials (w/video)
Using an ultrafast transmission electron microscope, researchers have, for the first time, recorded the propagation of combined sound and light waves in atomically thin materials.
June 10, 2021 Read more
Monolayer superconductor exhibits unusual behavior
Researchers have discovered a rare 'pseudogap' phenomenon that helps explain how the superconducting transition temperature can be greatly boosted in a single monolayer of iron selenide, and how it might be applied to other superconducting materials.
June 10, 2021 Read more
Novel liquid crystal metalens offers electric zoom
Researchers have created a first-of-its-kind metalens - a metamaterial lens - that can be focused using voltage instead of mechanically moving its components.
June 10, 2021 Read more
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