The powerful gravity fields of black holes can devour whole planets' worth of matter—often so violently that they expel streams of particles traveling near the speed of light in formations known as jets. Scientists understand ...
Astronomy
Jan 17, 2024
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A discovery from an experiment with magnets and lasers could be a boon to energy-efficient data storage.
Condensed Matter
Jan 16, 2024
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A research team has demonstrated that the transverse thermoelectric conversion (i.e., energy conversion between charge and heat currents that flow orthogonally to each other) can be greatly enhanced by applying magnetic fields ...
Materials Science
Jan 16, 2024
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Lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide, commonly known as LiTFSI, and its analogs, are critical electrolytes for lithium batteries and solar cells. However, the commercialization of LiTFSI through thermal chemical synthesis ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 16, 2024
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In the ever-evolving landscape of condensed matter physics, a recent breakthrough has emerged from the collaborative efforts of researchers at the Peter Grünberg Institute (PGI-1), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, ...
Condensed Matter
Jan 15, 2024
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Princeton physicists have discovered an abrupt change in quantum behavior while experimenting with a three-atom-thin insulator that can be easily switched into a superconductor.
Superconductivity
Jan 12, 2024
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According to a study published in ACS Nano, a research team has revealed a novel non-reciprocal antisymmetric magnetoresistance and unconventional Hall effect in a two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) ferromagnetic Fe5-xGeTe2, ...
Nanophysics
Jan 12, 2024
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In an experiment that could help the development of new spintronics devices with low energy consumption, researchers from RIKEN and collaborators have used heat and magnetic fields to create transformations between spin textures—magnetic ...
Condensed Matter
Jan 12, 2024
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Many organisms can produce minerals or mineralized tissue. A well-known example is nacre, which is used in jewelry because of its iridescent colors. Chemically speaking, its formation begins with a mollusk extracting calcium ...
Biochemistry
Jan 12, 2024
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From a spin state perspective, metal complex catalysts are classified into two types: closed-shell catalysts (lacking unpaired electrons, typically based on noble metals like palladium) and open-shell catalysts (with unpaired ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 12, 2024
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