Controlling quantum interactions in a single material
Discovery could lead to ultrafast, low-power electronics and quantum computers.
Feb 5th, 2018
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Vanadium dioxyde: A revolutionary material for tomorrow's electronics
Phase-chance switch can now be performed at higher temperatures.
Feb 5th, 2018
Read moreTaking solar energy to the edge
Engineered stacked perovskite layers harvest light or create light via layer edges.
Feb 5th, 2018
Read moreRound-the-clock power from smart bowties
Innovative diode design uses ultrafast quantum tunneling to harvest infrared energy from the environment.
Feb 5th, 2018
Read moreSmart new method to manufacture organic solar cells
Researchers have developed an improved method to manufacture these thin and flexible solar cells.
Feb 5th, 2018
Read moreSuper-adsorbent MOF to control humidity
A metal-organic framework that can take up twice its weight in water and then release it when humidity falls.
Feb 5th, 2018
Read moreBreathable, wearable electronics on skin for long-term health monitoring
New nanomesh structure lets skin breathe, prevents inflammation.
Feb 5th, 2018
Read moreBone-inspired self-crack-healing ceramics capable of quick full strength recovery
Scientists have discovered that self-healing ceramics undergo three healing stages analogous to bone healing processes: inflammation, repair and remodeling.
Feb 5th, 2018
Read moreModular DNA nanoswitches get close and light up specific biomarkers
Nature invented many strategies to bring biomolecules closer so that they can meet and interact and these mechanisms are at the basis of life. Now, researchers have demonstrated that this mechanism can be recreated in a lab to detect biomarkers in clinical samples.
Feb 4th, 2018
Read moreResearchers develop new surface design inspired by snake skin
Researchers have developed a design construct inspired in part by the surface of butterflies and snakes, where flexible skins are fully covered by rigid, discrete scales.
Feb 2nd, 2018
Read moreNew controls scale quantum chips
Engineers and physicists describe a breakthrough that can expand the size of practical quantum processors by reducing interference.
Feb 2nd, 2018
Read moreBuilding miniature optical antennas using DNA as a guide
A new fabrication technique combines programmable DNA origami shapes and conventional lithography methods to create metallic nanoantennas and chiral shapes for diverse applications.
Feb 2nd, 2018
Read moreMeasuring the temperature of two-dimensional materials at the atomic level
Researchers describe a new technique for precisely measuring the temperature and behavior of new two-dimensional materials that will allow engineers to design smaller and faster microprocessors.
Feb 2nd, 2018
Read moreScientists found and studied complex types of defects in the droplets of liquid crystals
Scientists have studied the droplets of a cholesteric liquid crystal that contained a twisted defect loop.
Feb 2nd, 2018
Read moreCreating an electron-hole liquid at room temperature
Making a liquid out of electrons is complicated, but it opens the door to research in a wide variety of electronics. Now, physicists have created a phase diagram that can help researchers create this liquid at room temperature, making it much easier for everyone to study.
Feb 2nd, 2018
Read moreScientists discover 'chiral phonons' - Atomic rotations in a 2-D semiconductor crystal
Experiments confirm the first chiral phonon that could enable exotic forms of electronics.
Feb 2nd, 2018
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