The wide variety of applications is made possible by the tunable, atomically precise structure of the nanoclusters which allows for modifications of their physical and chemical properties via tight connection between computational modeling and experimental characterization.
Jun 16th, 2023
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Researchers discover new, fast, and precise method for detecting indicators of COVID-19 and breast cancer in a blood sample. By using tiny nanopores and nanobodies, we may face fast and accurate disease diagnosis using a simple blood test.
Jun 16th, 2023
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The discovery proves, for the first time, both theoretically and experimentally, that it is possible to selectively modify the reactivity of certain bonds in a chemical reaction at room temperature in a liquid solvent, through the influence of the electromagnetic field vacuum in a narrow range of infrared frequencies.
Jun 16th, 2023
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Scientists have found an unexpected counter-example to common knowledge on photon bunching.
Jun 15th, 2023
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A new process enables printing of nanometer-scale quartz glass structures directly onto semiconductor chips. A hybrid organic-inorganic polymer resin is used as feedstock material for 3D printing of silicon dioxide.
Jun 15th, 2023
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A new study demonstrates that graphene-based materials can be used to efficiently convert high-frequency signals into visible light, and that this mechanism is ultrafast and tunable.
Jun 15th, 2023
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Researchers have engineered a new energy-generating device by combining piezoelectric composites with carbon fiber-reinforced polymer, a commonly used material that is both light and strong.
Jun 15th, 2023
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Virtual laboratory opens possibility for machine learning to understand promising class of quantum materials.
Jun 15th, 2023
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Researchers develop an innovative approach using atomic force microscopy to shed light on the degradation of colloidal particles.
Jun 14th, 2023
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Researchers have created a small device that 'sees' and creates memories in a similar way to humans, in a promising step towards one day having applications that can make rapid, complex decisions such as in self-driving cars.
Jun 14th, 2023
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A cutting-edge experiment has revealed the quantum dynamics of one of nature's most crucial processes.
Jun 14th, 2023
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Researchers have discovered how to design materials that necessarily have a point or line where the material doesn't deform under stress, and that even remember how they have been poked or squeezed in the past. These results could be used in robotics and mechanical computers, while similar design principles could be used in quantum computers.
Jun 14th, 2023
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Single photons have applications in quantum computation, information networks, and sensors, and these can be emitted by defects in the atomically thin insulator hexagonal boron nitride (hBN). Missing nitrogen atoms have been suggested to be the atomic structure responsible for this activity, but it is difficult to controllably remove them.
Jun 14th, 2023
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Scientists have achieved the generation of meta-holograms applicable to both the visible and ultraviolet spectral regions.
Jun 14th, 2023
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The sensors enable high-resolution magnetic field imaging with applications in superconductors and electronic devices.
Jun 14th, 2023
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Scientists created an acoustic microfluidic method that offers new opportunities to conduct experiments with swimming cells and microorganisms.
Jun 13th, 2023
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