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Researchers present a new route for designing a graphene-based active spintronic component

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Highly efficient charge-to-spin interconversion in graphene heterostructures.

May 18, 2020

A theoretical boost to nanoscale devices

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Scientists have developed a new approach to the underlying physics of semiconductors to engineer nano-scale transistors hit the limits of miniaturization at the atomic level.

May 18, 2020

Scientists use pressure to make liquid magnetism breakthrough

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Scientists have forced a solid magnetic metal into a spin liquid state, which may lead to insights into superconductivity and quantum computing.

May 18, 2020

Quantum Hall effect 'reincarnated' in 3D topological materials

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US and German physicists have found surprising evidence of a link between the 2D quantum Hall effect and 3D topological materials that could be used in quantum computing.

May 18, 2020

Graphene-reinforced carbon fiber may lead to affordable, stronger car materials

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A new way of creating carbon fibers -- which are typically expensive to make -- could one day lead to using these lightweight, high-strength materials to improve safety and reduce the cost of producing cars, according to a team of researchers. Usi...

May 18, 2020

UCLA physicists develop world's best quantum bits

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A team of researchers at UCLA has set a new record for preparing and measuring the quantum bits, or qubits, inside of a quantum computer without error. The techniques they have developed make it easier to build quantum computers that outperform cl...

May 18, 2020

Superconductors with 'zeitgeist' -- When materials differentiate between past and future

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Physicists at TU Dresden have discovered spontaneous static magnetic fields with broken time-reversal symmetry in a class of iron-based superconductors. This exceptional property calls for new theoretical models and may become important in quantum...

May 18, 2020

Lighting up cells with genetically-encoded X-ray-sensitive probes

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Synchrotron-based X-ray microscopy provides a unique approach for direct imaging a whole cell with its intrinsic nanoscale resolution. However, the lack of appropriate labels hampers its widespread use as compared to fluorescence super-resolution ...

May 18, 2020

Highly efficient charge-to-spin interconversion in graphene heterostructures

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KAIST physicists described a route to design the energy-efficient generation, manipulation and detection of spin currents using nonmagnetic two-dimensional materials. The research team, led by Professor Sungjae Cho, observed highly efficient charg...

May 18, 2020

Physics Process Yielding Nanolasers in 2D Semiconductors Could Be Game-Changer for High Speed Communications

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When something just works, that’s usually a good thing. But for scientists and engineers, when something works and they don’t understand the mechanism behind it,... The post Physics Process Yielding Nanolasers in 2D Semiconductors Could Be Game-C...

May 17, 2020

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