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Quantum Physics Apr 21, 2025

It's a quantum zoo out there, and scientists just found a dozen new 'species'

There are a seemingly endless number of quantum states that describe quantum matter and the strange phenomena that emerge when large numbers of electrons interact. For decades, many of these states have been theoretical: ...

Optics & Photonics Apr 17, 2025

A pioneering spectrometer for high photon energy X-rays

Researchers at the European XFEL have developed a new device for X-ray measurements at high photon energies—a so-called Laue spectrometer. It enables X-ray light with photon energies of more than 15 kiloelectronvolts to be ...

Earth Sciences Apr 15, 2025

New evidence uncovers origin of 'ghost-arc signatures' in global mid-ocean ridge basalts

Mid-ocean ridge basalts (MORBs), located far from subduction zones, are typically thought to be unaffected by subduction processes. However, some MORBs display arc-like geochemical signatures—including negative Nb anomalies ...

Analytical Chemistry Apr 11, 2025

First atomic-level video of catalytic reaction reveals hidden pathways

A Northwestern University-led international team of scientists has, for the first time, directly observed catalysis in-action at the atomic level.

Earth Sciences Apr 7, 2025

Dust in the wind: How cities alter natural airborne particles

Airborne dust pollution is a growing problem for residents of Utah and other Western states, especially with the exposed lakebed of Great Salt Lake potentially becoming more hazardous as the lake dries. Natural dust blows ...

General Physics Apr 3, 2025

A 32-bit RISC-V processor made using molybdenum disulfide instead of silicon

A team of engineers at Fudan University has successfully designed, built and run a 32-bit RISC-V microprocessor that uses molybdenum disulfide instead of silicon as its semiconductor component. Their paper is published in ...

Biotechnology Apr 1, 2025

Compostable sensors could help grow impact of digital agriculture

Screen-printed, biodegradable soil sensors that can be composted at the end of their lifecycle could enable farmers to improve crop yields while reducing electronic waste, researchers say.

Nanophysics Mar 31, 2025

Defect removal technique paves the way for faster, low-power semiconductors

A research team, led by Professor Jimin Kwon from the Department of Electrical Engineering at UNIST, in collaboration with Professor Yong-Young Noh and his research team from the Department of Chemical Engineering at POSTECH, ...

Nanophysics Mar 27, 2025

Transistor reshapes electronic properties of a 2D material

A RIKEN study shows that squeezing the right amount of potassium ions between the atomic layers of molybdenum disulfide can turn it from a semiconductor into a metal, superconductor or insulator. The same layered material ...

Analytical Chemistry Mar 24, 2025

A multifunctional composite catalyst for sustainable wastewater remediation

In a recent study, a research team developed a novel method to synthesize multifunctional composite particles. These particles can single-handedly accomplish many essential functions for water remediation. The study was published ...

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