Producing structurally perfect graphene and other 2-D materials is the secret to tapping into their potential novel electronic and spintronic properties. But how do we know when graphene, the most widely studied 2-D material, is perfect— a defect-...
Oct 28, 2019
Scientists have discovered an indicator that reliably demonstrates a sample's high quality, and it was one that was hiding in plain sight for decades.
Oct 28, 2019
Graphene is a groundbreaking material in the nanotechnology field, but it has characteristics that limit its potential applications.
Oct 28, 2019
ETH researchers have recently been able to monitor the corrosion of bioresorbable magnesium alloys at the nanoscale over a time scale of a few seconds to many hours. This is an important step towards accurately predicting how fast implants are re...
Oct 28, 2019
Physicists have identified a microscopic process of electron spin dynamics in nanoparticles that could impact the design of applications in medicine, quantum computation, and spintronics.
Oct 25, 2019
Researchers at the University of Central Florida (UCF) have devised a strategy for uncooled, tunable, multispectral infrared (IR) detection. The team showed that room-temperature photodetection using 2D monolayer graphene is possible through the i...
Oct 25, 2019
An international research team led by a physicist at the University of California, Riverside, has identified a microscopic process of electron spin dynamics in nanoparticles that could impact the design of applications in medicine, quantum computa...
Oct 25, 2019
Researchers in UC Santa Barbara/Google scientist John Martinis group have made good on their claim to quantum supremacy. Using 53 entangled quantum bits (qubits), their Sycamore computer has taken...
Oct 25, 2019
A new type of micromotor - powered by ultrasound and steered by magnets - can move around individual cells and microscopic particles in crowded environments without damaging them. The technology could open up new possibilities for targeted drug de...
Oct 25, 2019
Many medicines are twisted molecules with two mirror image versions, but the body uses only one. Inspired by photosynthetic bacteria, a team at the University of Michigan built a catalyst that guides...
Oct 25, 2019
