Brilliantly colored chameleons, butterflies, opals – and now some 3D-printed materials – reflect color by using nanoscale structures called photonic crystals. A new study that... The post Fast, Colorful 3D Printing by Mimicking Chameleons at the ...
Jun 11, 2020
For more than 200 years, we have been using X-rays to look inside matter, and progressing to ever smaller structures -from crystals to nanoparticles. Now, physicists have achieved a qualitative leap forward: using a new experimental technique, the...
Jun 11, 2020
A research team has employed ''twistronics'' concepts (the science of layering and twisting two-dimensional materials to control their electrical properties) to manipulate the flow of light in extreme ways. The findings hold th...
Jun 11, 2020
The researchers used scanning tunneling microscopy to observe what happens when they add additional electrons to magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene. They observed a cascade of transitions in the electronic properties, patterns that could help un...
Jun 11, 2020
In the future, camera lenses could be thousands of times thinner and significantly less resource-intensive to manufacture. Researchers now present a new technology for making the artificial materials known as 'metasurfaces', which consis...
Jun 11, 2020
A technological advancement that may prove crucial in the long-term success of dental implants has been developed by University of Queensland researchers.
Jun 11, 2020
Researchers recently developed a new method of creating quantum dots made of silicon, one of the most utilized semiconductors in the world.
Jun 11, 2020
Researchers'simple solution is the fabrication of nanopores - which are tiny nano-scale holes of just 40 to 80 nanometres in diameter - to cover the entire surface of the implant.
Jun 11, 2020
Experiments reveal a photonic analogue for electron superconductivity in twisted bilayer graphene The post ‘Twistronics for photons’ brings tunable diffraction-free light rays appeared first on Physics World.
Jun 11, 2020
Scientists from Australia have proven the high potential for using a new type of flexible, recyclable electrodes to make inexpensive touchscreens, solar cells, next-generation responsive windows, and wearable “e-skins.”
Jun 11, 2020
