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Analytical Chemistry 1 hour ago

New method provides automated calculation of surface properties in crystals

Computer-based methods are becoming an increasingly powerful tool in the search for new materials for key technologies such as photovoltaics, batteries, and data transmission. Prof. Dr. Caterina Cocchi and Holger-Dietrich ...

Condensed Matter 2 hours ago

Realizing clean qubits for quantum computers using electrons on helium

Future quantum computers could be based on electrons floating above liquid helium, according to study by a RIKEN physicist and collaborators, appearing in Physical Review Applied.

Analytical Chemistry 2 hours ago

Team discovers fundamentally new way to detect radiation involving cheap ceramics

The radiation detectors used today for applications like inspecting cargo ships for smuggled nuclear materials are expensive and cannot operate in harsh environments, among other disadvantages. Now, MIT engineers have demonstrated ...

Optics & Photonics 2 hours ago

Advancing quantum networks: Study achieves largest photon emission enhancement for single T center to date

Rice University engineers have demonstrated a way to control the optical properties of atomic imperfections in silicon material known as T centers, paving the way toward leveraging these point defects for building quantum ...

Condensed Matter 4 hours ago

Study unveils a spontaneous toroidal polar topology in the helielectric nematic state

Magnetic and electric dipoles, objects with two oppositely charged ends, have a similar symmetrical structure. One might thus assume that they exhibit similar internal structures and physical states.

Nanomaterials Mar 27, 2024

Unveiling the future of nanostructures with soft matter magic

As traditional top-down approaches like photolithography reach their limitations in creating nanostructures, scientists are shifting their focus toward bottom-up strategies. Central to this paradigm shift is the self-assembly ...

Bio & Medicine Mar 27, 2024

Liquid crystal nanoparticles could supercharge antibiotics for cystic fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis is the most common, life-limiting genetic condition in Australia. It affects the lungs, digestive system, and reproductive system, producing excess mucus, infections, and blockages.

Environment Mar 26, 2024

This mega-city is running out of water: What will 22 million people do when the taps run dry?

When Reina Cervantes Trejo heard the truck, gears grinding as it climbed the street to her house, she rushed outside.

Condensed Matter Mar 26, 2024

Electron-bending effect could boost computer memory

A new magnetic material developed by RIKEN physicists could boost computer memory storage by enabling higher memory density and faster memory writing speeds. Their research has been published in the journal Nature Communications.

Nanophysics Mar 26, 2024

New method to measure entropy production on the nanoscale

Entropy, the amount of molecular disorder, is produced in several systems but cannot be measured directly. An equation developed by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, and Heinrich Heine University ...

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