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Superconductivity Is unpredictable at the edge

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Topological materials are materials that have unusual properties that arise because their wavefunction—the physical law guiding the electrons—is knotted or twisted. Where the topological material meets the surrounding space, the wavefunction must ...

Aug 24, 2024

Harvesting coherent hypersound with elliptical micropillars

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Scientists have harnessed elliptical micropillars to enhance the generation and detection of coherent acoustic phonons in the gigahertz range. This advancement represents a significant step forward in the development of more efficient nanoacoustic...

Aug 24, 2024

New technique enables ultrafast 2D nanosheet assembly

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Researchers from Nagoya University, Osaka University and National Taiwan University recently developed a method for the high-speed, large-area deposition of two-dimensional (2D) materials, including oxides, graphene oxide, and boron nitride. This ...

Aug 24, 2024

A leap forward in nanotechnology: Growing special micro-crystals for better devices

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In a paper published in the journal Advanced Materials, Dr. Atikur Rahman's research group from the Physics department at IISER Pune, India, along with collaborators, report a new way to grow special crystals called CsPbBr3 nanoplatelets.

Aug 23, 2024

New varactor enhances quantum dot device measurements at millikelvin temperatures

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The development of quantum computing systems relies on the ability to rapidly and precisely measure these systems' electrical properties, such as their underlying charge and spin states. These measurements are typically collected using radio-...

Aug 23, 2024

Researchers demonstrate metasurfaces that control thermal radiation in unprecedented ways

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Researchers with the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center (CUNY ASRC) have experimentally demonstrated that metasurfaces (two-dimensional materials structured at the nanoscale) can precisely control the optical properties o...

Aug 23, 2024

New stretchable electrode enables high-performance flexible electronics

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Flexible electronics have emerged as a transformative technology, promising to revolutionize how we interact with devices and integrate them into our daily lives. The ability to bend, stretch, and conform to irregular surfaces opens up possibiliti...

Aug 23, 2024

AI tackles one of the most difficult challenges in quantum chemistry

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New research using neural networks, a form of brain-inspired AI, proposes a solution to the tough challenge of modelling the states of molecules.

Aug 23, 2024

New open-source Python tool revolutionizes design and modeling of micro optical elements

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Researchers at International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), in collaboration with Bosch Car Multimedia and Bosch Security Systems, recently published an article in Computer Physics Communications ("pyMOE: Mask design and modeling fo...

Aug 23, 2024

Metasurfaces that control thermal radiation in unprecedented ways

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In a groundbreaking advancement, researchers with the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center (CUNY ASRC) have experimentally demonstrated that metasurfaces (two-dimensional materials structured at the nanoscale) can precisely...

Aug 23, 2024

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