Research team realizes 3-color photodetector
The discovery could be used to make infrared color televisions.
Apr 22nd, 2016
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Researchers discover new state of water molecule
Neutron scattering and computational modeling have revealed unique and unexpected behavior of water molecules under extreme confinement that is unmatched by any known gas, liquid or solid states.
Apr 22nd, 2016
Read moreTheory establishes a path to high-performance 2D semiconductor devices
Researchers have uncovered a way to overcome a principal obstacle in using two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors in electronic and optoelectronic devices.
Apr 22nd, 2016
Read moreThin-film solar cells: How defects appear and disappear in CIGSe cells
Researchers were able for the first time to observe the defects as these formed during deposition and under what conditions they self-healed by using in-situ X-ray diffraction and fluorescence analysis.
Apr 22nd, 2016
Read moreSuccessful laboratory test of photoswitchable anti-tumor agent
Scientists have developed a photo-switchable molecule as a basis of an oxygen-independent method.
Apr 22nd, 2016
Read moreAttosecond physics: New movies from the microcosmos
With the aid of terahertz radiation, Munich physicists have developed a method for generating and controlling ultrashort electron pulses. With further improvements, this technique should be capable of capturing even electrons in motion.
Apr 22nd, 2016
Read moreAtoms placed precisely in silicon can act as quantum simulator
In a proof-of-principle experiment, researchers have demonstrated that a small group of individual atoms placed very precisely in silicon can act as a quantum simulator, mimicking nature - in this case, the weird quantum interactions of electrons in materials.
Apr 22nd, 2016
Read moreAdding some salt to the recipe for energy storage materials
Researchers use common table salt as growth template.
Apr 22nd, 2016
Read moreManipulating light inside opaque layers
Light propagating in a layer of scattering nanoparticles, shows the principle of diffusion. The deeper light is penetrating into the layer, the lower the energy density. Scientists managed to turn this falling diffusion curve into a rising one, by manipulating the incident light.
Apr 22nd, 2016
Read moreNanopore array advances single molecule electronic DNA sequencing
Researchers achieve real-time single molecule electronic DNA sequencing at single-base resolution using a protein nanopore array - a future platform for precision medicine.
Apr 21st, 2016
Read moreCleaning up hybrid battery electrodes improves capacity and lifespan
New way of building supercapacitor-battery electrodes eliminates interference from inactive components.
Apr 21st, 2016
Read moreThe atom without properties
The microscopic world is governed by the rules of quantum mechanics, where the properties of a particle can be completely undetermined and yet strongly correlated with those of other particles. Physicists have observed these so-called Bell correlations for the first time between hundreds of atoms.
Apr 21st, 2016
Read moreMeet the nanomachines that could drive a medical revolution
Here are four more tiny machines that could have a big impact.
Apr 21st, 2016
Read moreScientists blend coinage metals to obtain alloys better than gold
Scientists have developed a novel method for altering the light reflected or absorbed by a material by match-making combinations of gold, silver, and copper into various mixtures of metals, or alloys.
Apr 21st, 2016
Read moreCasimir forces: 2+1 is not always 3 (w/video)
In the microworld unity is not always strength.
Apr 21st, 2016
Read moreSmart printed sensors monitor movement sequences
A novel transparent sensor material enables movement measuring sensors to be printed onto textiles.
Apr 21st, 2016
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