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Light fields with extraordinary structure: plasmonic skyrmion bags

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A research group has manipulated light through its interaction with a metal surface so that it exhibits entirely new properties.

Apr 22, 2025

First-ever real-time visualization of nanoscale domain response may boost ultrasound imaging technology

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers successfully visualized how tiny structures inside one of these crystals respond to electric fields in real time - shedding light on the dynamics of nanostructure in materials used in ultrasound probes.

Apr 22, 2025

Hybrid surface combines hydrophobic nanowires and hydrophilic channels to prevent condensation flooding

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Condensation is critical for applications like power generation, water harvesting, and cooling systems. However, traditional surfaces suffer from a drop in performance under high subcooling, when the surface temperature is much lower than the surr...

Apr 21, 2025

High-tech sticker can identify real human emotions

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Saying one thing while feeling another is part of being human, but bottling up emotions can have serious psychological consequences, such as anxiety or panic attacks. To help health care providers tell the difference, a team led by scientists at P...

Apr 21, 2025

High-tech sticker can identify real human emotions

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Saying one thing while feeling another is part of being human, but bottling up emotions can have serious psychological consequences like anxiety or panic attacks. To help health care providers tell the difference, a team has created a stretchable,...

Apr 21, 2025

Electric eel inspired artificial skin senses and learns with ionic circuits

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers create an iontronic artificial skin that senses pressure, temperature, and current while learning patterns through built-in memory and computation.

Apr 21, 2025

Chinese team uses graphene to develop world's fastest Flash memory device

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Researchers from Fudan University in China have used graphene to create the world’s fastest flash memory, which performs about 25 billion operations per second.

Apr 20, 2025

How chemistry and force etch mysterious spiral patterns on solid surfaces

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

UCLA doctoral student Yilin Wong noticed that some tiny dots had appeared on one of her samples, which had been accidentally left out overnight. The layered sample consisted of a germanium wafer topped with evaporated metal films in contact with a...

Apr 19, 2025

Hard carbon-tin nano-composite creates high-performance battery anode

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

As the demand continues to grow for batteries capable of ultra-fast charging and high energy density in various sectors—from electric vehicles to large-scale energy storage systems (ESS)—a joint research team from POSTECH (Pohang University of Sci...

Apr 18, 2025

'Faster charging, longer lifespan': Next-generation battery breakthrough

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A research team develops high-power, high-energy-density anode using nano-sized tin particles and hard carbon.

Apr 18, 2025

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