A possible game changer for next generation microelectronics
Tiny magnetic whirlpools could transform memory storage in high performance computers.
Nanophysics
Nov 21, 2022
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Nano Letters
The transformation between different topological spin textures
Skyrmions and bimerons are fundamental topological spin textures in magnetic thin films with asymmetric exchange interactions, and they can be used as information carrier for next generation low energy consumption memory, ...
Nanophysics
Nov 11, 2022
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Electrons zip along quantum highways in new material
Researchers at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) have discovered a new material, MnBi6Te10, which can be used to create quantum highways along which electrons can move. These electron ...
Nanophysics
Nov 9, 2022
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The surprising thermal properties of cellulose nanofibers
Plant-derived materials such as cellulose often exhibit thermally insulating properties. A new material made from nanoscale cellulose fibers shows the reverse, high thermal conductivity. This makes it useful in areas previously ...
Nanophysics
Nov 4, 2022
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AI helps researchers design microneedle patches that restore hair in balding mice
Hair loss is undesirable for many men—and women—because one's hairstyle is often closely tied to their self-confidence. And while some people embrace it, others wish they could regrow their lost strands. Now, researchers ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 31, 2022
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Researchers develop new technology to measure rotational motion of cells
Mechanics plays a fundamental role in cell biology. Cells navigate these mechanical forces to explore their environments and sense the behavior of surrounding living cells. The physical characteristics of a cell's environment ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 27, 2022
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Research team discovers atomic configuration of two-atomic-layer-thick paraelectric materials
A team of researchers including scientists from the U of A's Department Physics have discovered the atomic configuration of two-atom-thick paraelectric materials.
Nanophysics
Oct 19, 2022
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New characterization methods developed to identify light elements
In research published today in Nano Letters, physicists have delivered an unexpected boost for researchers with a new technique for 3D nanoscale elemental analysis for ion-electron microscope systems that allows the scientific ...
Nanophysics
Oct 12, 2022
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Ultraviolet metasurfaces can discriminate the handedness of biomolecules with attomolar sensitivity
Researchers at LSU, in collaboration with Zuse Institute in Berlin, Germany, have developed an ultraviolet metasurface that discriminates between left- and right-handed amino acids with attomolar sensitivity.
Nanomaterials
Oct 4, 2022
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Researchers unveil mystery inside lithium oxygen batteries
With a high energy density, Li-O2 batteries have become a state-of-the-art battery technology. Inside the Li-O2 battery, the generation and disintegration of the discharged product solid lithium peroxide (Li2O2) have a significant ...
Nanophysics
Sep 30, 2022
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