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“We were hugely surprised and excited when we saw the electrons exhibiting wave-like behavior along a preferred axis,” he recalls. “It was like throwing a stone into a pond and observing ripples travelling only left and right, and not in other directions—it seemed like smoking-gun evidence for SSB in a fluid of electrons.”

According to a study published in Advanced Functional Materials, the refined technique can bypass the high-temperature annealing and generates higher-purity diamond films than the original substrates. Moreover, the substrate sustains minimal damage in the process and can be reused, making the whole process resource-efficient and scalable.

If commercialized, this technology is expected to enable the development of memory devices that are tens of times smaller and faster than current models. Consequently, the storage capacity and processing speed of smartphones and computers could be significantly improved, accelerating advancements in high-speed data processing technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous vehicles.

With the declared aim of measuring matter under extreme pressure, an international research collaboration including DESY researchers and headed by the University of Rostock and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) used the high-performance laser DIPOLE 100-X at the European XFEL for the first time in 2023. With spectacular results: In this initial experiment they managed to study liquid carbon – an unprecedented achievement as the researchers report in the journal

In new research, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have unveiled a novel approach to understanding stochasticity in tiny magnetic structures. Their insights have the potential to transform computing architectures, leading to more sophisticated neural networks that can learn and adapt like the human brain, as well as enhancing encryption technologies to secure data against increasingly complex cyber threats.

As described in a report in the science journal Nature Materials, the scientists stacked two ultrathin layers of graphene, each a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal grid. They twisted them slightly atop a layer of hexagonal boron nitride, a hexagonal crystal made of boron and nitrogen. A subtle misalignment between the layers that formed moiré patterns – patterns similar to those seen when two fine mesh screens are overlaid – significantly altered ho