Spin defects under control
Boron nitride is a technologically interesting material because it is very compatible with other two-dimensional crystalline structures....
UMass Amherst team discovers use of elasticity to position microplates on curved 2D fluids
A team of polymer science and engineering researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has demonstrated for the first time that...
The spintronics technology revolution could be just a hopfion away
A decade ago, the discovery of quasiparticles called magnetic skyrmions provided important new clues into how microscopic spin textures...
Scientists watch 2D puddles of electrons emerge in a 3D superconducting material
Creating a two-dimensional material, just a few atoms thick, is often an arduous process requiring sophisticated equipment. So scientists...
Lighting the way to folding next-level origami
Origami may sound more like art than science, but a complex folding pathway that proteins use to determine their shape has been harnessed...
Energy transmission by gold nanoparticles coupled to DNA structures
Using DNA structures as scaffolds, Tim Liedl, a scientist of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich, has shown that precisely...
A breakthrough that enables practical semiconductor spintronics
It may be possible in the future to use information technology where electron spin is used to store, process and transfer information in...
SMART discovers the science behind varying performance of different colored LEDs
Researchers from the Low Energy Electronic Systems (LEES) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research...
Optically active defects improve carbon nanotubes
The properties of carbon-based nanomaterials can be altered and engineered through the deliberate introduction of certain structural...
Discovery could help lengthen lifespan of electronic devices
Ferroelectric materials are used in many devices, including memories, capacitors, actuators and sensors. These devices are commonly used...
UConn Researchers Find Bubbles Speed Up Energy Transfer
Energy flows through a system of atoms or molecules by a series of processes such as transfers, emissions, or decay. You can visualize...
A new, positive approach could be the key to next-generation, transparent electronics
A new study, out this week, could pave the way to revolutionary, transparent electronics. Such see-through devices could potentially be...
Designing selective membranes for batteries using a drug discovery toolbox
Membranes that allow certain molecules to quickly pass through while blocking others are key enablers for energy technologies from...
Entropy measurements reveal exotic effect in "magic-angle" graphene
Most materials go from being solids to liquids when they are heated. One rare counter-example is helium-3, which can solidify upon...
Tattoo made of gold nanoparticles revolutionizes medical diagnostics
The idea of implantable sensors that continuously transmit information on vital values and concentrations of substances or drugs in the...