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- Ultrafast lasers map electrons 'going ballistic' in graphene with implications for next-gen electronic devices 02/02/2024 Research appearing in ACS Nano reveals the ballistic movement of electrons in graphene in real-time.
- Breakthrough in organic semiconductor synthesis paves way for advanced electronic devices 30/01/2024 A team of researchers led by Professor Young S. Park at UNIST's Department of Chemistry has achieved a significant breakthrough in the field of organic semiconductors. Their successful synthesis and characterization of a novel molecule called "BNBN anthracene" has opened up new possibilities for the development of advanced electronic devices.
- Scientists prove diamond and lithium niobate for advancing quantum tech 29/01/2024 Quantum computing shows promise in developing healthcare-based applications for improving medications, diagnostics, and other techniques, Dr Shohini Ghose told Interesting Engineering in a podcast interview while addressing the future of the technology.
- High-sensitivity terahertz detection by 2D plasmons in transistors 25/01/2024 A research group from Tohoku University and RIKEN has developed a high-speed, high-sensitivity terahertz-wave detector operating at room temperature, paving the way for advancements in the development of next generation 6G/7G technology.
- Researchers create stable hybrid laser by 3D printing micro-optics onto fibers 24/01/2024 For the first time, researchers have shown that 3D-printed polymer-based micro-optics can withstand the heat and power levels that occur inside a laser. The advance enables inexpensive, compact, and stable laser sources that would be useful in a variety of applications, including the lidar systems used for autonomous vehicles.
- Top Predictions In Quantum For 2024 23/01/2024 The term, “Quantum Practicality,” entered the lexicon in earnest in 2023, probably chosen because it sounds less hubristic than quantum advantage and, certainly, quantum supremacy. Like those terms, quantum practicality is hard to define and, therefore, hard to measure. However, in 2024 we should see of a glimpse of achieving the spirit of that term.
- Field-induced superconductivity in quantum materials 22/01/2024 Field-induced superconductivity occurs when an applied magnetic field increases or induces superconductivity. In a new report published in Science Advances, Joshua J. Sanchez and a team of scientists applied stress as a switch between a field tunable superconducting state and a robust non-field tunable state, to mark the first demonstration of a strain-tunable, superconducting spin valve with infinite magnetoresistance.
- Shedding light on the origin of the photovoltaic effect in organic–inorganic perovskites 19/01/2024 A team led by RIKEN researchers has investigated how special crystals convert light into electricity. Their findings will help inform efforts to improve their efficiency, which could lead to the crystals being used in solar cells. The study is published in the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition.
- An advanced computational tool for understanding quantum materials 18/01/2024 Researchers at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME), Argonne National Laboratory, and the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia have developed a new computational tool to describe how the atoms within quantum materials behave when they absorb and emit light.
- On/off in trillionths of a second: Optically controlled magnetic fields 17/01/2024 Physicists at the University of Duisburg-Essen and their cooperating partners have discovered that tiny graphene sheets can become electromagnets under infrared radiation. The study is published in the journal Nature Communications.
- A new strategy for making and manipulating higher-temperature superconductors 11/01/2024 Superconductors have intrigued physicists for decades. But these materials, which allow the perfect, lossless flow of electrons, usually only exhibit this quantum-mechanical peculiarity at temperatures so low—a few degrees above absolute zero—as to render them impractical.