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Quantum Physics May 29, 2024

Research team demonstrates modular, scalable hardware architecture for a quantum computer

Quantum computers hold the promise of being able to quickly solve extremely complex problems that might take the world's most powerful supercomputer decades to crack.

Condensed Matter May 29, 2024

New study is step towards energy-efficient quantum computing in magnets

Researchers from Lancaster University and Radboud University Nijmegen have managed to generate propagating spin waves at the nanoscale and discovered a novel pathway to modulate and amplify them.

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 May 23, 2024

Study identifies high-performance alternative to conventional ferroelectrics

Lighting a gas grill, getting an ultrasound, using an ultrasonic toothbrush—these actions involve the use of materials that can translate an electric voltage into a change in shape and vice versa.

Analytical Chemistry May 22, 2024

Study enhances plasticity of spontaneous coagulation cast oxide ceramic green bodies

Spontaneous coagulation casting (SCC), a new type of colloidal forming process, has garnered significant attention since 2011 due to various advantages of a high bulk density and non-toxicity, as well as the ability to achieve ...

Nanophysics May 22, 2024

New nanostrings can vibrate longer than any previously known solid-state object

Researchers from TU Delft and Brown University have engineered string-like resonators capable of vibrating longer at ambient temperature than any previously known solid-state object—approaching what is currently only achievable ...

Bio & Medicine May 22, 2024

Flexible, biodegradable and wireless magnetoelectric paper for simple in situ personalization of bioelectric implants

A research team, jointly led by Professors Jiyun Kim, Chaenyung Cha, and Myoung Hoon Song from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at UNIST, has unveiled the world's first flexible, biodegradable bioelectronic ...

Condensed Matter May 22, 2024

Twist-angle in moiré lattice controls valley polarization switching in heterostructures

In a study published in Science Advances, Prof. Wang Can from the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Prof. Xu Xiulai of Peking University have demonstrated for the first time the dependence of valley ...

Analytical Chemistry May 21, 2024

New catalyst transforms carbon dioxide from industrial emissions into commonly used chemicals

A low-cost, tin-based catalyst can selectively convert carbon dioxide to three widely produced chemicals—ethanol, acetic acid and formic acid.

Nanophysics May 21, 2024

Shining a light on molecules: L-shaped metamaterials can control light direction

Polarized light waves spin clockwise or counterclockwise as they travel, with one direction behaving differently than the other as it interacts with molecules. This directionality, called chirality or handedness, could provide ...

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