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Nanophysics Sep 8, 2023

Researchers find innovative way to store and process information by maintaining valley polarization at room temperature

Researchers at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility at DOE's Brookhaven National Laboratory, and Northrop Grumman, a multinational aerospace and ...

Biotechnology Jul 21, 2023

New sensor mimics cell membrane functions, may enable screening of hard-to-diagnose cancers

Drawing inspiration from natural sensory systems, an MIT-led team has designed a novel sensor that could detect the same molecules that naturally occurring cell receptors can identify.

General Physics Jul 17, 2023

A solid-state quantum microscope that controls the wave functions of atomic quantum dots in silicon

Over the past decades, physicists and engineers have been trying to develop various technologies that leverage quantum mechanical effects, including quantum microscopes. These are microscopy tools that can be used to study ...

Analytical Chemistry Jun 30, 2023

Researchers demonstrate single-molecule electronic 'switch' using ladder-like molecules

Researchers have demonstrated a new material for single-molecule electronic switches, which can effectively vary current at the nanoscale in response to external stimuli. The material for this molecular switch has a unique ...

Polymers Jun 8, 2023

Scientists develop artificial molecules that behave like real ones

Scientists from the Radboud University have developed synthetic molecules that resemble real organic molecules. A collaboration of researchers, led by Alex Khajetoorians and Daniel Wegner, can now simulate the behavior of ...

Optics & Photonics Apr 6, 2023

Ultra-fast light at the end of the vacuum tunnel: Meta-optics shows physical processes in the attosecond range

Developed at Harvard, and successfully tested at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz), a revolutionary new meta-optics for microscopes with extremely high spatial and temporal resolution has proven its functional ability ...

Nanophysics Mar 30, 2023

First real-time glimpse of nanoparticles self-assembling into crystals

For the first time ever, researchers have watched the mesmerizing process of nanoparticles self-assembling into solid materials. In the stunning new videos, particles rain down, tumble along stairsteps and slide around before ...

Condensed Matter Feb 21, 2023

A special carbon molecule can function as multiple high-speed switches at once

For the first time, an international team of researchers, including those from the University of Tokyo's Institute for Solid State Physics, has demonstrated a switch, analogous to a transistor, made from a single molecule ...

Biotechnology Jan 24, 2023

New DNA biosensor could unlock powerful, low-cost clinical diagnostics

DNA can signal the presence of or predisposition to a slew of diseases, including cancer. The ability to flag down these clues, known as biomarkers, allows medical professionals to make critical early diagnoses and provide ...

Cell & Microbiology Jan 19, 2023

Using cancer cells as logic gates to determine what makes them move

Cancer cells migrate through the body for multiple reasons; some are simply following the flow of a fluid, while others are actively following specific chemical trails. So how do you determine which cells are moving and why? ...

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