Next generation photonic memory devices are light-written, ultrafast and energy efficient
Scientists have developed a hybrid technology, which shows the advantages of both light and magnetic hard drives.
Jan 14th, 2019
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5000 times faster than a computer - interatomic light rectifier generates directed electric currents
Researchers have now generated directed currents at terahertz (THz) frequencies, much higher than the clock rates of current electronics. They show that electronic charge transfer between neighboring atoms in the crystal lattice represents the underlying mechanism.
Jan 14th, 2019
Read moreScientists develop a new method to revolutionize graphene printed electronics
Researchers have found a brand new low-cost method for producing graphene printed electronics which significantly speeds up and reduces the cost of conductive graphene inks.
Jan 11th, 2019
Read moreScientists discover new ways to twist and shift light
Researchers have revealed unusual qualities in light that could lead the way to entirely new electronic devices and applications.
Jan 11th, 2019
Read morePowerful microscope captures first image of nanoscaffold that promotes cell movement
Discovery could yield insights into cancer metastasis, wound healing, organ development and more cell-motility-related conditions.
Jan 11th, 2019
Read moreElucidating the atomic mechanism of superlubricity
The phenomenon of so-called superlubricity is known, but so far the explanation at the atomic level has been missing: for example, how does extremely low friction occur in bearings?
Jan 11th, 2019
Read moreOxygen migration at the heterostructure interface
Physicists have developed a methodology to control the electromigration of oxygen atoms in the buried interfaces of complex oxide materials for constructing high mobility oxide heterostructures.
Jan 11th, 2019
Read moreHigh magnetic field induces liquid-to-solid phase change in two-dimensional electron system
Electrons in a zinc oxide system go from a liquid to a solid on increasing the magnetic field.
Jan 11th, 2019
Read moreMore stable light comes from intentionally 'squashed' quantum dots
Exploiting new 'strain engineering' approach produces highly stable, narrow linewidth light from individual quantum dots.
Jan 10th, 2019
Read moreCartilage could be key to safe 'structural batteries'
Your knees and your smartphone battery have some surprisingly similar needs and that new insight has led to a 'structural battery' prototype that incorporates a cartilage-like material to make the batteries highly durable and easy to shape.
Jan 10th, 2019
Read moreChemical synthesis of benzene nanotubes
For the first time, researchers used benzene - a common hydrocarbon - to create a novel kind of molecular nanotube, which could lead to new nanocarbon-based semiconductor applications.
Jan 10th, 2019
Read moreAtomic-scale capillaries block smallest ions, thanks to graphene
Researchers have succeeded in making artificial channels just one atom in size for the first time. The new capillaries, which are very much like natural protein channels such as aquaporins, are small enough to block the flow of smallest ions.
Jan 10th, 2019
Read moreResearchers demonstrate perovskite's potential in spintronic systems
Researchers present two devices built using perovskite to demonstrate the material's potential in spintronic systems. Its properties bring the dream of a spintronic transistor one step closer to reality.
Jan 10th, 2019
Read more2D materials may enable electric vehicles to get 500 miles on a single charge
A number of their 2D materials, when incorporated into experimental lithium-air batteries as the catalyst, enabled the battery to hold up to 10 times more energy than lithium-air batteries containing traditional catalysts.
Jan 10th, 2019
Read moreChirality in 'real-time'
Scientists have for the first time developed a method that uses ultrashort deep-ultraviolet pulses to accurately probe such changes in real-time in (bio)molecular systems.
Jan 10th, 2019
Read moreResearchers develop bioinspired, nontoxic nanoscale drug delivery method
Researchers have developed a novel way to deliver drugs and therapies into cells at the nanoscale without causing toxic effects that have stymied other such efforts.
Jan 10th, 2019
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