Chemical 'pressure' tuning magnetic properties
Unexpectedly, a little chemical substitution stabilizes unusual magnetic phase of vortexes called skyrmions.
Dec 14th, 2017
Read moreUnexpectedly, a little chemical substitution stabilizes unusual magnetic phase of vortexes called skyrmions.
Dec 14th, 2017
Read moreShining light on a growing semiconductor modifies its interface with the surface and could improve the optical properties of each.
Dec 13th, 2017
Read moreAn international team of scientists has discovered an anode battery material with superfast charging and stable operation over many thousands of cycles.
Dec 13th, 2017
Read moreNew, unexpected paradigm discovered: Disorder may actually promote an exotic quantum state, with potential for ultrafast computing.
Dec 13th, 2017
Read moreScientists are looking into how gecko adhesion technology could be applied in a high-precision industrial setting, such as in robot arms used in manufacturing computer chips.
Dec 13th, 2017
Read moreHelicopters, tanks and other vehicles could someday be made of "smart material" that senses damage, similar to how nerves tell the body it has been injured.
Dec 13th, 2017
Read moreResearchers developed a diamond-based detector that can control the dose of radiation given to live cells down to a single particle.
Dec 13th, 2017
Read moreAn innovative new light polarizer has been designed that efficiently tailors polarized light for various optical applications.
Dec 13th, 2017
Read moreNew study on the sensitivity of human touch could pave the way for advanced haptic technologies.
Dec 13th, 2017
Read moreThe researchers designed a physical unclonable function based on nano-electro mechanical switches (NEMs), which are often used in circuits and are known for their low power consumption.
Dec 13th, 2017
Read moreTo prevent water and ice from making our shoes soggy, frosting our car windows and weighing down power lines with icicles, scientists have been exploring new coatings that can repel water. Now one team has developed a way to direct where the water goes when it's pushed away.
Dec 13th, 2017
Read moreResearchers report a way to infuse plants with the luminescence of fireflies.
Dec 13th, 2017
Read moreUsing polymer blends, scientists rapidly generated highly ordered patterns that could be used in the fabrication of microelectronics, antireflective surfaces, magnetic data storage systems, and fluid-flow devices.
Dec 13th, 2017
Read moreResearchers have developed a biosensor that enables creating a range of new easy-to-use health tests similar to home pregnancy tests. The plasmonic biosensor can detect diseased exosomes even by the naked eye.
Dec 13th, 2017
Read moreResearchers are the first to observe the electronic structure of graphene in an engineered semiconductor; finding could lead to progress in advanced optoelectronics and data processing .
Dec 12th, 2017
Read moreA new imaging method could put super-resolution microscopy within reach of most biologists.
Dec 12th, 2017
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