Princeton researchers have created the world's purest sample of gallium arsenide, a semiconductor used in devices that power such technologies as cell phones and satellites.
General Physics
Nov 8, 2021
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Asteroids embody the story of our solar system's beginning. Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, which orbit the Sun on the same path as the gas giant, are no exception. The Trojans are thought to be left over from the objects that ...
Space Exploration
Oct 18, 2021
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A new Monash review throws the spotlight on recent research in heterostructures of topological insulators and magnetic materials.
Quantum Physics
Aug 5, 2021
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187
Commonplace pharmaceuticals, such as ibuprofen, can carry with them an inherent flaw in their atomic structure, which pairs the active, beneficial ingredient with a potentially ineffective—or even toxic—counterpart. New ...
Materials Science
Jun 16, 2021
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Cornell University scientists have identified a new contender when it comes to quantum materials for computing and low-temperature electronics.
Quantum Physics
Feb 22, 2021
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Electric current is deflected by a magnetic field—in conducting materials, this leads to the so-called Hall effect. This effect is often used to measure magnetic fields. A surprising discovery has now been made at TU Wien, ...
Quantum Physics
Feb 22, 2021
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Osaka City University scientists have developed mathematical formulas to describe the current and fluctuations of strongly correlated electrons in quantum dots. Their theoretical predictions could soon be tested experimentally.
Nanophysics
Dec 23, 2020
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256
Sometimes combinations of different things produce effects that no one expects, such as when completely new properties appear that the two combined parts do not have on their own. Dr. Libor Šmejkal from Johannes Gutenberg ...
General Physics
Nov 9, 2020
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45
Applying a temperature gradient and a charge current to an electrical conductor leads to the release and absorbtion of heat. This is called the Thomson effect. In a first, NIMS and AIST have directly observing the magneto-Thomson ...
General Physics
Oct 5, 2020
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A collaboration across three FLEET nodes has reviewed the fundamental theories underpinning the quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE).
Quantum Physics
Sep 15, 2020
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