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- Scientists discover exotic quantum state at room temperature 01/11/2022 For the first time, physicists have observed novel quantum effects in a topological insulator at room temperature. This breakthrough, published as the cover article of the October issue of Nature Materials, came when Princeton scientists explored a topological material based on the element bismuth.
- Quantum Entanglement Has Now Been Directly Observed at The Macroscopic Scale 27/10/2022 Quantum entanglement is the binding together of two particles or objects, even though they may be far apart – their respective properties are linked in a way that's not possible under the rules of classical physics.
- The Future of 1D Nanoengineering in Batteries 25/10/2022 One-dimensional (1D) nanostructures exhibit distinct properties that vary from those of bulk materials. They provide significant benefits in designing next-generation batteries due to facile electronic and ionic transport and strong tolerance to stress changes. Thus, contributing to the high performance of energy storage systems.
- Graphene Membrane Forms a Soft, Stretchable Wearable Heater 20/10/2022 Wearable heaters are highly desirable for low-temperature environments. However, the fundamental challenge in achieving such devices is to design electric-heating membranes with flexible, breathable, and stretchable properties.
- New characterization methods developed to identify light elements 18/10/2022 In research published today in Nano Letters, physicists have delivered an unexpected boost for researchers with a new technique for 3D nanoscale elemental analysis for ion-electron microscope systems that allows the scientific community to take their work to the next level—particularly in the fields of energy storage and sustainability
- In situ synthesis of hierarchically-assembled three-dimensional ZnS nanostructures and 3D printed visualization 13/10/2022 Nanomaterials have gained enormous interest in improving the performance of energy harvest systems, biomedical devices, and high-strength composites.
- New form of silicon could revolutionize semiconductor industry 11/10/2022 After a 10-year research study that started by accident and was met with skepticism, a team of Northeastern University mechanical engineers was able to synthesize highly dense, ultra-narrow silicon nanowires that could revolutionize the semiconductor industry. Their research appears in Nature Communications.
- High-Temperature Superconductivity Understood at Last 06/10/2022 A new atomic-scale experiment all but settles the origin of the strong form of superconductivity seen in cuprate crystals, confirming a 35-year-old theory.
- Researchers use light to control magnetic fields at nanoscale 04/10/2022 In thin, two-dimensional semiconductors, electrons move, spin and synchronize in unusual ways. For researchers, understanding the way these electrons carry out their intricate dances—and learning to manipulate their choreography—not only lets them answer fundamental physical questions, but can yield new types of circuits and devices.
- Building better quantum sensors 29/09/2022 Usually, a defect in a diamond is a bad thing. But for engineers, miniscule blips in a diamond's otherwise stiff crystal structure are paving the way for ultrasensitive quantum sensors that push the limits of today's technologies. Now, researchers at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) have developed a method to optimize these quantum sensors, which can detect tiny perturbations in magnetic or electric fields, among other things.
- Quantum dot matrix printer creates 3D structures 27/09/2022 Quantum dots have been turned into a 3D printer ink by researchers in China. The technique could be used to make advanced light-emitting devices or photodetectors.