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November 20, 2024

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Physicists Develop New Method to Visualize Magnetic Nanostructures With High Resolution

Nov. 20, 2024 — A new method enables researchers to analyse magnetic nanostructures with a high resolution. The new method achieves a resolution of around 70 nanometers, whereas normal light microscopes have a ...

Machine Learning and Supercomputer Simulations Help Researchers to Predict Interactions Between Gold Nanoparticles and Blood Proteins

Nov. 18, 2024 — Researchers have used machine learning and supercomputer simulations to investigate how tiny gold nanoparticles bind to blood proteins. The studies discovered that favorable nanoparticle-protein ...

An Advance Toward Inhalable mRNA Medications, Vaccines

Nov. 13, 2024 — Most people don't enjoy getting shots for treatments or vaccines. So, researchers are working to create more medicines, such as those made from messenger RNA (mRNA), that can be sprayed and inhaled. A study reports steps toward making inhalable mRNA ...

Compact Error Correction: Towards a More Efficient Quantum 'Hard Drive'

Nov. 11, 2024 — Two quantum information theorists have solved a decades-old problem that will free up quantum computing ...

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Electron Imaging Reveals the Vibrant Colors of the Outermost Electron Layer

Nov. 18, 2024 — Surfaces play a key role in numerous chemical reactions, including catalysis and corrosion. Understanding the atomic structure of the surface of a functional material is essential for both engineers ...

Two Hundred Times Better Catalysts Thanks to Carbon

Nov. 11, 2024 — How well a catalyst works often depends on the surface it is placed on. For years, it has been known that carbon substrates work well with precious metal catalysts, but it could never be properly ...

Storm in a Laser Beam: Physicists Create 'Light Hurricanes' That Could Transport Huge Amounts of Data

Nov. 11, 2024 — The discovery, centred around controlling tiny hurricanes of light and electromagnetic fields, could revolutionise how much information we can ...

Physics With a Twist: New Findings on Graphene

Nov. 7, 2024 — Researchers now reveal how various physical manipulations of graphene, such as layering and twisting, impact its optical properties and ...

Breakthrough in Energy-Efficient Avalanche-Based Amorphization Could Revolutionize Data Storage

Nov. 6, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new method for disrupting the crystal structure of a semiconductor that requires as little as one billion times less ...

AI-Powered System Detects Toxic Gases With Speed and Precision

Nov. 5, 2024 — Researchers have developed an AI-powered system that mimics the human sense of smell to detect and track toxic gases in real time. Using advanced artificial neural networks combined with a network of ...

High-Quality Nanomechanical Resonators With Built-in Piezoelectricity

Nov. 5, 2024 — Researchers have developed a novel type of nanomechanical resonator that combines two important features: high mechanical quality and piezoelectricity. This development could open doors to new ...

Nanoscale Transistors Could Enable More Efficient Electronics

Nov. 4, 2024 — Nanoscale 3D transistors made from ultrathin semiconductor materials can operate more efficiently than silicon-based devices, leveraging quantum mechanical properties to potentially enable ...

BESSY II: New Procedure for Better Thermoplastics

Nov. 4, 2024 — Bio-based thermoplastics are produced from renewable organic materials and can be recycled after use. Their resilience can be improved by blending bio-based thermoplastics with other thermoplastics. ...

A Trick of Light: Researchers Turn Silicon Into Direct Bandgap Semiconductor

Oct. 31, 2024 — Researchers have come up with a way to turn silicon into a direct bandgap semiconductor, opening the door to the manufacture of ultrathin silicon ...

Improving Energy Production by Boosting Singlet Fission Process

Nov. 1, 2024 — Singlet fission (SF) is an exciton amplification phenomenon in which two triplet excitons are generated from a singlet exciton produced by the absorption of a single photon in chromophores. A team of ...

Development of a Simple, Revolutionary Printing Technique for Periodic Nano/microstructures

Oct. 31, 2024 — A team of researchers has developed a printing technique capable of forming a periodic nano/microstructure on the surface of a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) slab and easily transferring it onto the ...

Wearable Ultrasound Tech for Muscle Monitoring Opens New Possibilities in Healthcare and Human-Machine Interfaces

Oct. 31, 2024 — Researchers have developed a compact, wearable ultrasound device that monitors muscle activity. Attachable to the skin with an adhesive and powered by a small battery, the device wirelessly captures ...

A Paper-Aluminum Combo for Strong, Sustainable Packaging

Oct. 31, 2024 — Takeout containers get your favorite noodles from the restaurant to your dining table (or couch) without incident, but they are nearly impossible to recycle if they are made from foil-lined plastics. ...

Porous Dermal Fillers Show Promise for Diabetic Wound Treatment

Oct. 31, 2024 — Researchers have developed a revolutionary injectable granular filler that could transform the way diabetic wounds are treated, potentially improving patient outcomes. The groundbreaking study ...

A New Paradigm for Control of Quantum Emitters

Oct. 31, 2024 — A research team developed a new paradigm for the control of quantum emitters, providing a new method for modulating and encoding quantum photonic information on a single photon light ...

Implantable Microparticles Can Deliver Two Cancer Therapies at Once

Oct. 29, 2024 — Researchers designed tiny particles that can be implanted at a cancer tumor site, where they deliver two types of therapy: heat and ...

Significant Extension of Zinc Battery Lifespan

Oct. 28, 2024 — The transition to renewable energy requires efficient methods for storing large amounts of electricity. Researchers have developed a new method that could extend the lifespan of aqueous zinc-ion ...

Researchers Unlock a 'New Synthetic Frontier' for Quantum Dots

Oct. 25, 2024 — A new technique for growing quantum dots has not only found a new, more efficient way to build a useful type of quantum dot, but also opened up a whole group of novel chemical materials for future ...

The Evolution of Green Energy Technology: Developing Three-Dimensional Smart Energy Devices With Radiant Cooling and Solar Absorption

Oct. 25, 2024 — - DGIST, KAIST, and Korea University collaborated to develop a three-dimensional device with reversible heating/cooling based on the thermal radiation phenomenon -- Research published as a cover ...

Fire-Risk Blocking Self-Powered Hydrogen Production System

Oct. 24, 2024 — By using a water-splitting system with an aqueous electrolyte, this system is expected to block fire risks and enable stable hydrogen ...

Thread-Like, Flexible Thermoelectric Materials Applicable for Extreme Environments

Oct. 23, 2024 — A team of researchers developed a thermoelectric material that can be used in wearable devices, such as smart clothing, and while maintaining stable thermal energy performance even in extreme ...

Researchers Develop Method to 'Hear' Defects in Promising Nanomaterial

Oct. 23, 2024 — An international research team has pioneered a new technique to identify and characterize atomic-scale defects in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), a two-dimensional (2D) material often dubbed ...

Going Chiral: Breakthrough in Synthesizing Carbon Nanotubes With Precise Chirality

Oct. 22, 2024 — Researchers have achieved a significant breakthrough in the synthesis of carbon nanotubes, also known as the 'king of ...

Novel 2D Electro-Polaritonic Platform for Future Miniaturized Spectrometers

Oct. 22, 2024 — Researchers present the integration of a detector system and a polaritonic platform in the same 2D material, enabling for the first time the detection of 2D polaritonic nanoresonators with spectral ...

Innovating in the Corners Where Atoms Meet

Oct. 17, 2024 — Research explores how tiny features in nanomaterials, known as triple junctions, play a crucial role in maintaining the stability of these materials under high ...

Material Stimulated by Light Pulses Could Be Leap Toward More Energy-Efficient Supercomputing

Oct. 17, 2024 — Researchers used X-ray microscopy to discover a ferroelectric material that tailors its response to controlled ultrafast external stimuli, such as light pulses. The material might be applicable to ...

Nanoparticle Therapy Offers New Hope for Prostate Cancer Patients

Oct. 17, 2024 — Researchers developed an approach to treating prostate cancer, successfully eliminating cancerous cells in 73% of patients in the ...

Researchers Develop Janus-Like Metasurface Technology That Acts According to the Direction of Light

Oct. 16, 2024 — Researchers have overcome the limitations of existing metasurface technologies and successfully designed a Janus metasurface capable of perfectly controlling asymmetric light ...

New Diamond Bonding Technique a Breakthrough for Quantum Devices

Oct. 16, 2024 — A paper has solved a major hurdle facing researchers working with diamond by creating a novel way of bonding diamonds directly to materials that integrate easily with either quantum or conventional ...