There's no known way to prove a three-dimensional 'quantum spin liquid' exists, so physicists did the next best thing: They showed their single crystals of cerium zirconium pyrochlore had the right stuff to qualify as the first possible 3D version of the long-sought state of matter.
Jul 15th, 2019
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A new class of 2D perovskite materials with edges that are conductive like metals and cores that are insulating was found by researchers who said these unique properties have applications in solar cells and nanoelectronics.
Jul 15th, 2019
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Researchers have developed a design with a higher degree of freedom which allows to choose materials and to design photonic structures arbitrarily by using Deep Learning.
Jul 15th, 2019
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Researchers have invented a completely new way for wearable devices to interconnect. They incorporated conductive textiles into clothing to dynamically connect several wearable devices at once.
Jul 15th, 2019
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Scientists reveal a crystal structure that illustrates a mechanism that powers and possibly starts DNA replication.
Jul 15th, 2019
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Up to now, Weyl fermions had only been found in certain non-magnetic materials. Now however, for the very first time, scientists have experimentally proved their existence in another type of material: a paramagnet with intrinsic slow magnetic fluctuations.
Jul 15th, 2019
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Researchers have developed an easily-made coordination polymer as an acetonitrile chemical sensor with a simple electro-optical readout.
Jul 15th, 2019
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The NMAT2D-CM project will combine optics, theoretical physics and materials science to study 2D materials in order to develop devices for industrial applications.
Jul 15th, 2019
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Researchers used lipid nanoparticles to deliver CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tools for potential treatment of hyperlipidemia.
Jul 12th, 2019
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Scientists demonstrate new prospects for using local learning rules based on memristors to solve artificial intelligence problems using complex spiking neural network architectures.
Jul 12th, 2019
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Scientists are designing arrays of aligned single-wall carbon nanotubes to channel mid-infrared radiation (aka heat) and greatly raise the efficiency of solar energy systems.
Jul 12th, 2019
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Using a combination of experimental and theoretical methods, physicists proved that this kind of diamond is able to resist all-round compression more strongly than 'ideal' specimens.
Jul 12th, 2019
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Researchers have built an electronic array on a microchip that simulates particle interactions in a hyperbolic plane, a geometric surface in which space curves away from itself at every point.
Jul 12th, 2019
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A team of scientists are seeking to kick-start a wearable technology revolution by creating flexible fibres and adding acids from red wine.
Jul 12th, 2019
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Researchers have been able to resolve with unprecedented resolution the structural changes of individual molecules upon charging, including porphine, the parent compound of porphyrins. This new understanding unlocks some of the mysteries of molecular charge-function relationships as it relates to how biology converts and transports energy.
Jul 12th, 2019
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To form the new muscles, the research team applied a polymer coating to twisted CNT yarns, as well as to inexpensive nylon, silk and bamboo yarns, creating a sheath around the yarn core.
Jul 11th, 2019
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