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Researchers build artificial synapse capable of autonomous learning

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

Physicists breeding Schroedinger cat states

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

Valleytronics advancement could help extend Moore's Law

The breakthrough involves controlling energy levels between electron valleys in 2-D semiconductors.

May 1st, 2017

First luminescent molecular system with a lower critical solution temperature

Researchers develop a tunable luminescent mixture that changes color and reversibly switches from a solution to a suspension when heated.

May 1st, 2017

A fast, non-destructive test for two-dimensional materials

Researchers have developed a fast, nondestructive optical method for analyzing defects in two-dimensional materials.

Apr 28th, 2017

New organic lasers one step closer to reality

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

Tiny joints for reconfigurable microstructure

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

Dawn of organic single crystal electronics

Hall effect in doped organic single crystals.

Apr 28th, 2017

Atomically thin layers of water hold promise for the energy storage of the future

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

Scientists set record resolution for drawing at the one-nanometer length scale

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

A material inspired by a sea worm changes according to the environment

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.