Scientists from NUST MISIS have found a way to increase the fracture toughness of silicon carbide, a promising structural material for the production of refractory parts, by 1.5 times. These results were achieved due to the formation of reinforcin...
Aug 14, 2020
Scientists have created a new type of nanoparticle that may be able to immunize plants against harsh environmental conditions and pathogens.
Aug 14, 2020
In light of the continuing threat to public health, social functioning, and economic activity posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists are working urgently to bring out a vaccine that is both safe and effective, and capable of mass production. A...
Aug 14, 2020
Two UCLA computer scientists have shown that existing compilers, which tell quantum computers how to use their circuits to execute quantum programs, inhibit the computers' ability to achieve optimal performance. Specifically, their research h...
Aug 14, 2020
A new design for light-emitting diodes achieves a dramatic increase in brightness as well as the ability to create laser light -- characteristics that could make it valuable in a range of applications. The device shows an increase in brightness of...
Aug 14, 2020
An artificial-intelligence blogger and a nanotech entrepreneur are our guests this week The post The funny and sinister sides of machine learning, how to make nanoparticles by the tonne appeared first on Physics World.
Aug 13, 2020
Researchers at MIPT Laboratory of Terahertz Spectroscopy together with their Russian and international colleagues discovered a new phase of nanoconfined water; separate water molecules that are confined within nanocavities formed by ions of cordie...
Aug 13, 2020
An international research team led by The University of Manchester has revealed a nanomaterial that mirrors the “magic angle” effect
Aug 13, 2020
Scientists discovered a new phase of nanoconfined water; separate water molecules that are confined within nanocavities formed by ions of cordierite crystal lattice. The discovered phenomenon can also find practical applications in ferroelectrics,...
Aug 13, 2020
Periodically strained graphene harbors correlated electronic phases similar to those previously observed in magic angle twisted bilayer graphene. By precisely rotating two stacked sheets of graphene one can induce superconducting and insulating ph...
Aug 13, 2020
