A research team has developed high-performance diamond/ε-Ga2O3 heterojunction pn diodes based on ultrawide bandgap semiconductors, achieving breakdown voltages exceeding 3 kV. This work was published in Nano Letters.
Nanomaterials
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Students learning quantum mechanics are taught the Schrodinger equation and how to solve it to obtain a wave function. But a crucial step is skipped because it has puzzled scientists since the earliest days—how does the ...
Humans are returning to the moon—this time, to stay. Because our presence will be more permanent, NASA has selected a location that maximizes line-of-sight communication with Earth, solar visibility, and access to water ...
Space Exploration
Dec 27, 2024
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For the last decade, California's offshore seafloors have been missing a massive, colorful predator that keeps kelp-munching sea urchins in check.
Plants & Animals
Dec 27, 2024
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Optical tweezers and related techniques provide extraordinary opportunities for research and applications in the physical, biological, and medical fields. However, certain requirements such as high-intensity laser beams, ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 27, 2024
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A research team led by Prof. Li Chuanfeng from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) has achieved a breakthrough in quantum photonics. They developed an on-chip photonic simulator capable of simulating ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 27, 2024
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Dr. Feng Haicheng from the Yunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with his collaborators, has made progress in studying the geometrical and kinematical evolution of the broad-line region (BLR) in active ...
Astronomy
Dec 27, 2024
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Harvard University-led researchers investigated an elite Moche burial group at Huaca Cao Viejo, uncovering new details on kin-based status within Moche society. The evidence centers on four generations of a family dated to ...
Two highly endangered Florida panthers were found dead from vehicle strikes only two days apart, closing out a particularly deadly year for the species.
Ecology
Dec 27, 2024
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Dr. Nobuyuki Kawai from Nagoya University in Japan has found that the rapid detection of snakes by monkeys is because of the presence of snake scales as a visual cue. His findings highlight an evolutionary adaptation of primates ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 27, 2024
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