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- Team uses 3D printing to optimize flow-through electrodes for electrochemical reactors 05/08/2021 To take advantage of the growing abundance and cheaper costs of renewable energy, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists and engineers are 3D printing flow-through electrodes (FTEs), core components of electrochemical reactors used for converting CO2 and other molecules to useful products.
- Low-power dynamic manipulation of single nanoscale quantum objects 03/08/2021 Electrical engineers are powering the quantum computing revolution with the development of an on-demand, scalable technique to manipulate nanoscale nanodiamonds.
- New quantum research gives insights into how quantum light can be mastered 29/07/2021 A team of scientists proposes that modulated quantum metasurfaces can control all properties of photonic qubits, a breakthrough that could impact the fields of quantum information, communications, sensing and imaging, as well as energy and momentum harvesting.
- Tiniest Turing patterns found in atomically thin bismuth 27/07/2021 Nanoscale stripes and networks that resemble animal markings could be used to make quantum wires
- Invisible graphene veil protects paintings from fading 22/07/2021 A transparent layer of graphene, just a few atoms thick, can prevent pigments in paintings from fading by protecting them from ultraviolet light, moisture and air pollutants.
- Using ultra-low temperatures to understand high-temperature superconductivity 21/07/2021 A surprising discovery at TU Wien could help solve the riddle of high-temperature superconductivity: A famous "strange metal" turned out to be a superconductor.
- New 3D printable phase-changing composites can regulate temperatures inside buildings 15/07/2021 Changing climate patterns have left millions of people vulnerable to weather extremes. As temperature fluctuations become more commonplace around the world, conventional power-guzzling cooling and heating systems need a more innovative, energy-efficient alternative, and in turn, lessen the burden on already struggling power grids.
- A new theory of superconductivity 13/07/2021 A scientist from the Division of Quantum Condensed Matter Physics at the University of Tsukuba has formulated a new theory of superconductivity. Based on the calculation of the 'Berry connection', this model helps explain new experimental results better than the current theory. The work may allow future electrical grids to send energy without losses.
- Levitating glass bead closes in on quantum mechanics' fundamental limit 09/07/2021 Two different methods track position and speed of an ultracold glass sphere with a precision that comes close to the limit set by Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle
- Laser method generates large films of black phosphorus 08/07/2021 Technique could help researchers advance the 2-D material for use in high-performance electronics
- ‘Designer molecules’ could create tailor-made quantum devices 06/07/2021 Researchers are concocting molecules specially suited for use as quantum bits or sensors