Refrigerator for quantum computers discovered
Quantum physicists have invented a quantum-circuit refrigerator, which can reduce errors in quantum computing.
May 8th, 2017
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Organic electronics: Semiconductors as decal stickers
No more error-prone evaporation deposition, drop casting or printing: Scientists have developed organic semiconductor nanosheets, which can easily be removed from a growth substrate and placed on other substrates.
May 8th, 2017
Read moreNanocatalysts generate power from polluted air
Researchers have succeeded in developing a process that purifies air and, at the same time, generates power. The device must only be exposed to light in order to function.
May 8th, 2017
Read moreX-ray imaging and computer modeling help map electric properties of nanomaterials (w/video)
Researchers have developed a new approach for studying piezoelectric materials by using ultrafast 3-D X-ray imaging and computer modeling. Their integrated approach can help us better understand material behavior and engineer more powerful and energy-efficient technologies.
May 6th, 2017
Read moreDiscovery of new transparent thin film material could improve electronics and solar cells
Conductivity is highest-ever for thin film oxide semiconductor material.
May 5th, 2017
Read morePhysicists demonstrate photonic hypercrystals for control of light-matter interaction
Control of light-matter interaction is central to fundamental phenomena and technologies such as photosynthesis, lasers, LEDs and solar cells. Researchers have now demonstrated a new class of artificial media called photonic hypercrystals that can control light-matter interaction in unprecedented ways.
May 5th, 2017
Read moreFirst underwater carpet cloak realized, with metamaterial
Researchers have designed and fabricated an underwater acoustic carpet cloak using transformation acoustics, a scientific first.
May 5th, 2017
Read moreSandwiched between superconductors, graphene adopts exotic electronic states
Platform may be used to explore avenues for quantum computing.
May 5th, 2017
Read moreMath techniques improve computational efficiency in quantum chemistry
Researchers have developed new mathematical techniques to advance the study of molecules at the quantum level.
May 4th, 2017
Read moreConductive filaments and 3-D printers allow quick construction of electromagnetic metamaterials
Researchers have 3-D printed potent electromagnetic metamaterials, using an electrically conductive material compatible with a standard 3-D printer.
May 4th, 2017
Read moreNew fiber-based sensor could quickly detect structural problems in bridges and dams
Faster distributed sensor detects changes in temperature or strain at 1 million points over a 10-kilometer optical fiber.
May 4th, 2017
Read moreDeadly nanoparcel for cancer cells
Free-radical-generating hybrid nanomaterial for the oxidative destruction of hypoxic cancer cells.
May 4th, 2017
Read moreHigh temperature step-by-step process makes graphene from ethene
An international team of scientists has developed a new way to produce single-layer graphene from a simple precursor: ethene - also known as ethylene - the smallest alkene molecule, which contains just two atoms of carbon.
May 4th, 2017
Read moreThe first one bit chemical memory unit: The 'chit'
Experiments prove that not only physics, but also chemistry is suitable for storing information. The role of the chemical bit, the 'chit', can be fulfilled by a simple arrangement of three droplets in contact with each other, in which oscillatory reactions occur.
May 4th, 2017
Read moreGround-breaking method to use graphene to generate complex and controllable sound signals
A pioneering new technique that encourages graphene to 'talk' could revolutionise the global audio and telecommunications industries.
May 4th, 2017
Read moreNew models allow for extraction of oil trapped in nano-capillaries of reservoirs
Scientists recently discovered that a drop of oil doesn't look like a drop at all if it is small, to the scale of one billionth of a billionth of a liter, or attoliter. Rather, a nanoscale oil droplet looks more like a flat film against a solid surface. This discovery reveals that the simulation tools and techniques commonly employed by the oil industry do not take into account the increased energy required to extract these oil molecules.
May 4th, 2017
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