Scientists have created an artificial synapse capable of autonomous learning, a component of artificial intelligence. The discovery opens the door to building large networks that operate in ways similar to the human brain.
May 1st, 2017
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The method could potentially amplify superpositions of classical states of light beyond microscopic limits and help determine the boundaries between the quantum and classical worlds.
May 1st, 2017
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The breakthrough involves controlling energy levels between electron valleys in 2-D semiconductors.
May 1st, 2017
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Researchers develop a tunable luminescent mixture that changes color and reversibly switches from a solution to a suspension when heated.
May 1st, 2017
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Researchers have developed a fast, nondestructive optical method for analyzing defects in two-dimensional materials.
Apr 28th, 2017
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New research could make lasers emitting a wide range of colors more accessible and open new applications from communications and sensing to displays.
Apr 28th, 2017
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Physicists exploit self-assembly of small particles to someday create functional structures such as micro-robots from the bottom up. Now they took an important step forward by experimentally realizing joints on the micrometer scale.
Apr 28th, 2017
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Hall effect in doped organic single crystals.
Apr 28th, 2017
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Researchers have found that a material which incorporates atomically thin layers of water is able to store and deliver energy much more quickly than the same material that doesn't include the water layers.
Apr 28th, 2017
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An electron microscope-based lithography system for patterning materials at sizes as small as a single nanometer could be used to create and study materials with new properties.
Apr 28th, 2017
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A hydrogel made from a synthesized protein, similar to the one that makes up the jaw of a sea worm and which gives it structural stability and impressive mechanical performance.
Apr 28th, 2017
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Characteristic patterns formed by carbon sheets on metal foil can reveal sources of strain.
Apr 28th, 2017
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Understanding crystal growth is important for designing new materials.
Apr 27th, 2017
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Novel technique reveals unprecedented detail in the 3D structure and composition of powerful, custom-made high-temperature superconductors.
Apr 27th, 2017
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Beyond classical computing without fault-tolerance?
Apr 27th, 2017
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Photodielectric discovery brings new optical control to electronics.
Apr 27th, 2017
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