Search results for quasicrystal

Optics & Photonics Nov 11, 2024

Physicists create tiny hurricanes of light that could transport huge amounts of data

Much of modern life depends on the coding of information into means of delivering it. A common method is to encode data in laser light and send it through optic cables. The increasing demand for more information capacity ...

General Physics Sep 11, 2024

Discovery of a new phase of matter in 2D defies normal statistical mechanics

Physicists from the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge have created the first two-dimensional version of the Bose glass, a novel phase of matter that challenges statistical mechanics. The details of the study have been published ...

Nanophysics Jul 11, 2024

Hexagonal metallic-mean approximants help bridge gap between quasicrystals and modulated structures

For a long time, scientists associated crystal structures with an ordered arrangement of atoms in a repeating lattice-like pattern, believing it to be the most stable configuration. However, by the 1960s, advancements in ...

General Physics Jul 2, 2024

Scientists create world's most amazingly difficult maze with future potential to boost carbon capture

In new research, physicists have wielded the power of chess to design a group of intricate mazes, which could ultimately be used to tackle some of the world's most pressing challenges.

Optics & Photonics Jun 14, 2024

Scientists find quasicrystal metasurface projects holographic images and light patterns simultaneously

Scientists have advanced metasurface technology by developing a new design that simultaneously projects holographic images and creates special diffraction patterns with ten-fold rotation symmetry of quasicrystal. This ultra-thin ...

Nanophysics May 28, 2024

Researchers successfully fabricate NiS ultrafine nanorods with separated symmetry along two directions

Crystal symmetry is a fundamental concept in materials science, playing a crucial role in determining structure-property relationships. Typically, a crystal is a solid composed of structural units that periodically repeat ...

Condensed Matter Jan 18, 2024

Unlocking the secrets of quasicrystal magnetism: Revealing a novel magnetic phase diagram

Quasicrystals are intermetallic materials that have garnered significant attention from researchers aiming to advance condensed matter physics understanding. Unlike normal crystals, in which atoms are arranged in an ordered ...

Analytical Chemistry Nov 17, 2023

Deep learning model can detect a previously unknown quasicrystalline phase

Crystalline materials are made up of atoms, ions, or molecules arranged in an ordered, three-dimensional structure. They are widely used for the development of semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, photovoltaics, and catalysts.

Bio & Medicine Nov 2, 2023

Researchers engineer colloidal quasicrystals using DNA-modified building blocks

A team of researchers from the Mirkin Group at Northwestern University's International Institute for Nanotechnology in collaboration with the University of Michigan and the Center for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials- ...

Nanophysics Oct 7, 2023

Free-space nanoprinting beyond optical limits to create 4D functional structures

Two-photon polymerization is a potential method for nanofabrication to integrate nanomaterials based on femtosecond laser-based methods. Challenges in the field of 3D nanoprinting include slow layer-by-layer printing and ...

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