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Condensed Matter Jan 8, 2024

Substitutional doping of 2D semiconductor for broadband photodetector

Substitutional doping from foreign elements stands out as a preferred method for precisely tailoring the electronic band structure, conduction type, and carrier concentration of pristine materials. In the realm of three-dimensional ...

Earth Sciences Dec 29, 2023

Permian marine mass extinction linked to volcanism-induced anoxia

Mass extinctions are rapid global decreases in Earth's biodiversity, with five key events identified over the planet's history, arguably the most famous of which occurred ~66 million years ago during the Cretaceous, which ...

Nanomaterials Dec 23, 2023

Team develops transistors with sliding ferroelectricity based on polarity-switchable molybdenum disulfide

Over the past few years, engineers have been trying to devise alternative hardware designs that would allow a single device to both perform computations and store data. These emerging electronics, known as computing-in-memory ...

Nanophysics Dec 15, 2023

Ultrafast lasers map electrons 'going ballistic' in graphene with implications for next-gen electronic devices

Research appearing in ACS Nano reveals the ballistic movement of electrons in graphene in real-time.

Nanophysics Dec 8, 2023

Researchers safely integrate fragile 2D materials into devices, opening a path to unique electronic properties

Two-dimensional materials, which are only a few atoms thick, can exhibit some incredible properties, such as the ability to carry electric charge extremely efficiently, which could boost the performance of next-generation ...

Cell & Microbiology Dec 7, 2023

Cracking 6mA code to enhance lipid accumulation in microalgae

Microalgae—which are major contributors to global photosynthesis and primary productivity—serve as promising chassis cells in synthetic biology.

Bio & Medicine Dec 5, 2023

Nanomaterial with 'light switch' kills Gram-negative or Gram-positive bacteria

Health care-associated infections are a common problem in suppurating wound care, as is the rise in multi-drug resistant bacteria. In order to effectively and selectively combat bacterial infections, a team of researchers ...

Molecular & Computational biology Nov 24, 2023

Researchers identify molybdate transporter genes for improving soybean yield

In a study published in Current Biology, researchers have reported the identification of key genes controlling shoot molybdenum concentrations in soybeans and have unlocked the mystery of how molybdenum fertilizer boosts ...

Condensed Matter Nov 15, 2023

Research demonstrates new type of ferromagnetism with completely different alignment of magnetic moments

For a magnet to stick to a fridge door, several physical effects inside of it need to work together perfectly. The magnetic moments of its electrons all point in the same direction, even if no external magnetic field forces ...

Condensed Matter Nov 15, 2023

Riddle of the Kondo effect solved with an artificial atom and a 1D wire

A team of physicists at the University of Cologne has solved a long-standing problem of condensed matter physics: they have directly observed the Kondo effect (the re-grouping of electrons in a metal caused by magnetic impurities) ...

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