An international team of researchers reports in Nature Communications the development of a graphene-based optical modulator that proves outstanding performances in modulation efficiency, stability and high speed.
Feb 16, 2021
A team of scientists from the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI and Immanuel Kant Baltic State Federal University suggested using innovative thin films to considerably reduce friction and thus increase the durability of surfaces in mechan...
Feb 16, 2021
What’s not to love about a good flexible health sensor? Someday technology based on such bendable electronic tech might well replace some of those chunky wearables in the marketplace today with sleek, golden skin patches. Now, a team at the UC S...
Feb 15, 2021
Electrochemically-powered actuator is unipolar and contracts more when driven faster, unlike previous devices The post Nanotube artificial muscles pick up the pace appeared first on Physics World.
Feb 15, 2021
Researchers around the world are searching for new synthetic materials with special properties like superconductivity—that is, the conduction of electric current without resistance. These new substances are an important step in the development of ...
Feb 15, 2021
UConn astrophysicist Chiara Mingarelli is part of a team of researchers who recently published data on a hint of a signal that sent ripples of excitement through the physics community. These monumental findings are the culmination of 12 and a half...
Feb 15, 2021
Simulation of non-Hermitian quantum mechanics using a quantum computer goes beyond centuries-old conventions. Aalto researchers have used an IBM quantum computer to explore an overlooked... The post New Physics Rules Tested by Using a Quantum Com...
Feb 15, 2021
Nanoscientists develop adaptive microelectronics that can move independently according to sensor data and align themselves specifically for activities - possible applications in biomedicine and bioneural interfacing.
Feb 15, 2021
Motor proteins produce the forces required for crucial mechanical processes in the human body. On a nanometer scale—that is, a millionth of a millimeter—motor proteins, for instance,...
Feb 15, 2021
Oil and water may not mix, but adding the right nanoparticles to the recipe can convert these two immiscible fluids into an exotic gel with uses ranging from batteries to water filters to tint-changing smart windows. A new approach to creating th...
Feb 15, 2021
