For some 50 years scientists have worked to harness Bloch oscillations, an exotic kind of behavior by electrons that could introduce a new field of physics—and important new technologies—much like more conventional electronic ...
Condensed Matter
Oct 5, 2021
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113
In a surprising discovery, an international team of researchers, led by scientists in the University of Minnesota Center for Quantum Materials, found that deformations in quantum materials that cause imperfections in the ...
Superconductivity
Oct 4, 2021
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529
If you're old enough, you may still have a box of cassette or VHS tapes lying around. These storage devices were popular in the 1970s and 80s, but have since fallen into disuse, replaced by CDs and other digital media.
Nanomaterials
Sep 14, 2021
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48
Smartphones, laptops, and lighting applications rely on light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to shine bright. But the brighter these LED technologies shine, the more inefficient they become, releasing more energy as heat instead ...
Condensed Matter
Aug 27, 2021
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1005
High pressure, as an extreme condition, can effectively change the interaction between atoms inside a material, forcing the electronic structure and optical properties to change. Studying the optical and ultrafast dynamical ...
Condensed Matter
Aug 27, 2021
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563
Researchers have developed an innovative technique for creating nanomaterials. These are materials only atoms wide. They draw on nanoscience to allow scientists to control their construction and behavior. The new electron ...
Nanomaterials
Aug 12, 2021
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175
High-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy can be used to determine complex conformational structures of both crystalline and amorphous polynuclear non-planar coordination molecules, as shown ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 6, 2021
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580
Under normal conditions, pure water is an almost perfect insulator. Water only develops metallic properties under extreme pressure, such as exists deep inside of large planets. Now, an international collaboration has used ...
Condensed Matter
Jul 28, 2021
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1639
As Europe seeks to reduce its reliance on China for the rare earth metals needed for modern batteries and electronics, French researchers have found a potentially potent ally: bacteria that can help extract the elements from ...
Materials Science
Jul 20, 2021
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203
A new organic (carbon-based) semiconducting material has been developed that outperforms existing options for building the next generation of biosensors. An international research team led by KAUST is the first to overcome ...
Polymers
Jul 5, 2021
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