Researchers have made a tiny camera, held together with 'molecular glue' that allows them to observe chemical reactions in real time.
Nanophysics
Sep 2, 2021
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Stress and strain, applied in just the right manner, can sometimes produce amazing results.
Optics & Photonics
Aug 12, 2021
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315
Electrical engineers from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have developed a more efficient way of converting light from one wavelength to another, opening the door for improvements in the performance of imaging, sensing ...
General Physics
Jul 30, 2021
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Moore's Law, the famous prediction that the number of transistors that can be packed onto a microchip will double every couple of years, has been bumping into basic physical limits. These limits could bring decades of progress ...
Nanophysics
May 14, 2021
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202
Heralding the end of a decade-long quest, in a promising new class of extremely thin, two-dimensional semiconductors, scientists have for the first time directly visualized and measured elusive particles, called dark excitons, ...
General Physics
Dec 3, 2020
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Self-erasing chips developed at the University of Michigan could help stop counterfeit electronics or provide alerts if sensitive shipments are tampered with.
General Physics
Sep 24, 2020
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The process of crystallization, in which atoms or molecules line up in orderly arrays like soldiers in formation, is the basis for many of the materials that define modern life, including the silicon in microchips and solar ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 2, 2020
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600
University of California, Berkeley, scientists have created a blue light-emitting diode (LED) from a trendy new semiconductor material, halide perovskite, overcoming a major barrier to employing these cheap, easy-to-make ...
Materials Science
Jan 24, 2020
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352
Homeland Security might soon have a new tool to add to its arsenal.
General Physics
Jan 15, 2020
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1213
What may be viewed as the world's smallest incandescent lightbulb is shining in a Rice University engineering laboratory with the promise of advances in sensing, photonics and perhaps computing platforms beyond the limitations ...
Nanophysics
Sep 19, 2019
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