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Plasma Physics Aug 6, 2024

Heating for fusion: Why toast plasma when you can microwave it

Some believe the future of fusion in the U.S. lies in compact, spherical fusion vessels. A smaller tokamak, it is thought, could offer a more economical fusion option. The trick is squeezing everything into a small space. ...

Nanomaterials Jul 31, 2024

Newly discovered sheets of nanoscale 'cubes' found to be efficient catalysts

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created sheets of transition metal chalcogenide "cubes" connected by chlorine atoms. While sheets of atoms have been widely studied, e.g. graphene, the team's work breaks ...

Condensed Matter Jul 24, 2024

Physicists control electronic properties of moiré crystals

If you make a material thinner and thinner, at a certain point it undergoes a seemingly miraculous transformation: A two-dimensional material that consists of only one or two layers of molecules sometimes has completely different ...

Nanophysics Jul 22, 2024

New method achieves controllable tuning, assesses instability in 2D materials for engineering applications

Two-dimensional (2D) materials have atomic-level thickness and excellent mechanical and physical properties, with broad application prospects in fields such as semiconductors, flexible devices, and composite materials.

Nanomaterials Jul 15, 2024

Atomically controlled MXenes enable cost-effective green hydrogen production

A total of 137 countries around the world have signed a "net-zero" climate change agreement to end fossil fuel use and achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050. Hydrogen is being touted as the next green energy source because ...

Nanophysics Jul 11, 2024

New synthesis method enhances MoS₂ optoelectronic performance

An international research team led by Professor My Ali El Khakani of the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) has made a surprising discovery about the properties of molybdenum disulfide, also known as MoS2. ...

Nanophysics Jul 9, 2024

Detecting defects in tomorrow's technology: Study enhances understanding of likely candidate for next-generation chips

Silicon computer chips have served us well for more than half a century. The tiniest features on chips currently sold are approximately 3 nanometers—a startlingly small size given that a human hair is roughly 80,000 nanometers ...

Nanophysics Jul 9, 2024

Study reveals surprisingly simple method for determining exchange energy in 2D materials

Researchers from the University of Basel have looked at how the ferromagnetic properties of electrons in the two-dimensional semiconductor molybdenum disulfide can be better understood. They revealed a surprisingly simple ...

Analytical Chemistry Jul 9, 2024

New separation process can efficiently mine rare earth metal europium from electronic waste

Rare earth metals are not as rare as their name suggests. However, they are indispensable for the modern economy. After all, these 17 metals are essential raw materials for digitalization and the energy transition.

Condensed Matter Jul 8, 2024

The forbidden propagation of hyperbolic phonon polaritons and applications in near-field energy transport

A new publication in Opto-Electronic Science discusses forbidden propagation of hyperbolic phonon polaritons and applications in near-field energy transport.

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