In 1973, physicist Philip W. Anderson theorized the existence of a new state of matter that has been a major focus of the field, especially in the race for quantum computers.
Dec 2, 2021
A silicon device that can change skin tissue into blood vessels and nerve cells has advanced from prototype to standardized fabrication, meaning it can now be made in a consistent, reproducible way. As reported in Nature Protocols, this work, deve...
Dec 2, 2021
Polycrystals are solid materials that are made up of lots of small crystals. The points where the crystals meet are known as grain boundaries (GBs). GBs are important because they can affect the way the solid behaves. However, conventional analysi...
Dec 2, 2021
Aerogels are extraordinary materials that have set Guinness World Records more than a dozen times, including as the world's lightest solids.
Dec 2, 2021
For exploring materials down to the nano-level, researchers often need to construct a complex structure to house the materials—a time-consuming and complicated process. But imagine if there was a way the structure could simply build itself. That i...
Dec 2, 2021
Quantum science and technology is a hot ticket today, with governments, major tech companies and financiers around the world pouring money into research and development. As a result, the need to understand the basics of things like quantum computi...
Dec 2, 2021
For exploring materials right down to the nano-level, researchers often need to construct a complex structure to house the materials -- a time-consuming and complicated process. But imagine if there was a way the structure could simply build itself?
Dec 2, 2021
Researchers have made significant advances toward the goal of a new microchip able to grow DNA strands that could provide high-density 3D archival data storage at ultra-low cost – and be able to hold that information for hundreds of years. To enab...
Dec 2, 2021
Award-winning Swedish startup Graphmatech is accelerating with the launch of their online store at shop.graphmatech.com, set to open on December 1st, 2021. The site will host the latest graphene-enhanced composites from Graphmatech in sample sizes...
Dec 2, 2021
Stanford-developed nano-layer of aluminium reflects radiant heat back to the body....
Dec 2, 2021
