Finding a metal-oxide needle in a periodic table haystack
Materials scientists and data scientists team up to create new way to discover potentially useful materials.
Sep 16th, 2021
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Physicists make square droplets and liquid lattices
Driving systems out of equilibrium with electric fields proves useful for creating liquid shapes that are nearly impossible to find in nature.
Sep 15th, 2021
Read moreNew DNA-based chip can be programmed to solve complex math problems
A novel chip automates the reaction cascades occurring between molecules inside DNA to carry out complex mathematical calculations.
Sep 15th, 2021
Read moreHow a plant virus could protect and save your lungs from metastatic cancer
Using a virus that grows in black-eyed pea plants, nanoengineers developed a new treatment that could keep metastatic cancers at bay from the lungs.
Sep 15th, 2021
Read moreNovel polymer can boost performance of organic and perovskite solar cells
Researchers and their colleagues have synthesized a new conjugated polymer for organic electronics using two different chemical reactions and shown the impact of the two methods on its performance in organic and perovskite solar cells.
Sep 15th, 2021
Read moreLaser loops create ultrafast electric currents in solid materials
Theoreticians predict that a unique laser source could produce highly controllable electric currents in any bulk material. This work yields new insights for the development of ultrafast opto-electronic devices, for more efficient photovoltaics, and for the study of electron behavior in solids.
Sep 15th, 2021
Read moreMagnetic field turns handed superconductor into liquid crystal-like nematic state
Scientists have suggested a surprising connection between the nematic behavior of a superconductor in a magnetic field and its spiral-like groundstate in the absence of the field. Their theory could not only explain recent experiments on twisted bilayer graphene at the so-called magic angle, but would also point to potential applications in topological quantum computing.
Sep 15th, 2021
Read moreCrystal islands could halve time and cost of science experiments
Researchers found a way to grow crystal islands that could halve the time and cost of some science experiments that can take on average between several hours to many days and can cost between $5,000 and $50,000.
Sep 15th, 2021
Read moreTriangular honeycombs: Physicists design novel quantum material
Researchers have conceived and realized a new quantum material: 'Indenene'. Consisting of a single layer of the chemical element Indium, indenene enriches the family of the so-called topological insulators.
Sep 14th, 2021
Read moreA super material applicable to batteries and other energy conversion devices
Unplanned 2D material discovery could lead to future pivotal discoveries in batteries, fuel cells, devices for converting heat to electricity and more.
Sep 14th, 2021
Read moreUnderstanding chromium oxides at the molecular level
Researchers are taking a new look at chromium oxides, magnetic chemical compounds once used to coat the surfaces of cassette and video tapes.
Sep 14th, 2021
Read moreSmall structure, large effect: Functional surfaces inspired by Salvinia leaves
Scientists review recent progress in the study of Salvinia leaves and their artificial replicas.
Sep 14th, 2021
Read moreSpintronics: Physicists develop miniature terahertz sources
Researchers have developed a new, simple approach for generating terahertz radiation. Strong optical laser pulses enable terahertz electromagnetic fields to be generated directly at a specific point.
Sep 14th, 2021
Read moreIdentifying activity origin of single-atom catalyst through atom-by-atom counting
Researchers developed a methodology of electron-microscopy-based atom recognition statistic to directly identify the activity origin of Pt/Al2O3 industrial reforming catalyst through atom-by-atom counting of over 18,000 Pt atoms.
Sep 14th, 2021
Read moreJust by changing its shape, scientists show they can alter material properties
By confining the transport of electrons and ions in a patterned thin film, scientists find a way to potentially enhance material properties for design of next-generation electronics.
Sep 13th, 2021
Read moreMagnetism generated in 2D organic material by star-like arrangement of molecules
A 2D nanomaterial consisting of organic molecules linked to metal atoms in a specific atomic-scale geometry shows non-trivial electronic and magnetic properties due to strong interactions between its electrons.
Sep 13th, 2021
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