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July 5, 2025
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June 27, 2025 — At Flinders University, scientists have cracked a cleaner and greener way to extract gold—not just from ore, but also from our mounting piles of e-waste. By using a compound normally found in pool ...
June 27, 2025 — Researchers have achieved a major breakthrough by generating quantum spin currents in graphene—without relying on bulky magnetic fields. By pairing graphene with a magnetic material, they unlocked a powerful quantum effect that allows electrons to ...
June 27, 2025 — Imagine detecting a single trillionth of a gram of a molecule—like an amino acid—using just electricity and a chip smaller than your fingernail. That’s the power of a new quantum-enabled biosensor developed at EPFL. Ditching bulky lasers, it ...
June 27, 2025 — Scientists have developed a groundbreaking technique called RAVEN that can capture the full complexity of an ultra-intense laser pulse in a single shot—something previously thought nearly ...
June 20, 2025 — Scientists have, for the first time, directly observed phonon wave dynamics within self-assembling nanomaterials unlocking the potential for customizable, reconfigurable metamaterials with applications ranging from shock absorbers to advanced ...
June 14, 2025 — Physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have created a groundbreaking quantum device that can measure 3D acceleration using ultracold atoms, something once thought nearly impossible. By chilling rubidium atoms to near absolute zero and ...
June 2, 2025 — Scientists in Australia have developed a smart, bacteria-repelling coating based on resilin the ultra-elastic protein that gives fleas their legendary jumping power. When applied to surfaces like medical implants or surgical tools, the engineered ...
June 2, 2025 — Physicists have developed a lens with 'magic' properties. Ultra-thin, it can transform infrared light into visible light by halving the wavelength of incident ...
June 2, 2025 — Despite advances in machine vision, processing visual data requires substantial computing resources and energy, limiting deployment in edge devices. Now, researchers from Japan have developed a self-powered artificial synapse that distinguishes ...
June 2, 2025 — Researchers have discovered that the mixing of small particles between two solid electrolytes can generate an effect called a 'space charge layer,' an accumulation of electric charge at the interface between the two materials. The finding could aid ...
June 2, 2025 — Researchers have engineered a laser device smaller than a penny that they say could power everything from the LiDAR systems used in self-driving vehicles to gravitational wave detection, one of the most delicate experiments in existence to observe ...
May 30, 2025 — Researchers proposed a novel strategy for using a magnetic field to boost the efficiency of single-atom catalysts -- thus speeding up helpful reactions used for ammonia production and wastewater ...
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July 5, 2025 — Scientists are on the trail of a mysterious five-particle structure that could challenge one of the biggest theories in physics: string theory. This ...
July 3, 2025 — A precious metal used everywhere from car exhaust systems to fuel cells, platinum is an incredibly efficient catalyst—but it's costly and ...
June 22, 2025 — Two German physicists have reimagined how to create powerful and uniform magnetic fields using compact permanent magnets. By overcoming the limitations of the well-known Halbach array, which works ...
June 17, 2025 — In a leap toward greener tech, researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute have discovered a way to control magnetic textures using electric fields no bulky magnets needed. Their star material? A ...
June 17, 2025 — Smashing atomic nuclei together at mind-bending speeds recreates the fiery conditions of the early universe and scientists are finally getting a better handle on what happens next. A sweeping new ...
June 17, 2025 — Scientists have built detailed Milky Way simulations under strange new physical laws to probe dark matter, revealing how different versions of the universe might behave and helping us get closer to ...
June 14, 2025 — Scientists at the University of Michigan have unlocked a long-standing mystery about quasicrystals exotic materials that straddle the line between the orderly structure of crystals and the chaos of ...
June 8, 2025 — Physicists have managed to simulate a strange quantum phenomenon where light appears to arise from empty space a concept that until now has only ...
June 5, 2025 — Harvard and PSI scientists have managed to freeze normally fleeting quantum states in time, creating a pathway to control them using pure electronic tricks and laser ...
May 30, 2025 — Current regulations for nanomedicines overlook the effects of the different forms of the same element, such as ions, nanoparticles, and aggregates. In a recent study, researchers developed a new ...
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May 29, 2025 — Researchers present new experimental and theoretical results for the bound electron g-factor in lithium-like tin which has a much higher nuclear charge than any previous measurement. The experimental ...
May 29, 2025 — Scientists have developed a powerful new tool for finding the next generation of materials needed for large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computing. The significant breakthrough means that, for the ...
May 29, 2025 — Researchers have demonstrated a new technique that uses lasers to create ceramics that can withstand ultra-high temperatures, with applications ranging from nuclear power technologies to spacecraft ...
May 29, 2025 — Earthquakes create ripple effects in Earth's upper atmosphere that can disrupt satellite communications and navigation systems we rely on. Scientists have now used Japan's extensive network ...
May 28, 2025 — Materials scientists have succeeded in creating a genuine 2D hybrid material called ...
May 28, 2025 — Physicists have unveiled a breakthrough in quantum sensing by demonstrating a 2D material as a versatile platform for next-generation nanoscale vectorial ...
May 28, 2025 — A new study in Nature describes both the mechanism and the material conditions necessary for superfluorescence at high ...
May 27, 2025 — Laser-based metal processing enables the automated and precise production of complex components, whether for the automotive industry or for medicine. However, conventional methods require time- and ...
May 27, 2025 — Engineers developed a fuel cell that offers more than three times as much energy per pound compared to lithium-ion batteries. Powered by a reaction between sodium metal and air, the device could be ...
May 27, 2025 — A research team has discovered ferroelectric phenomena occurring at a subatomic scale in the natural mineral ...
May 23, 2025 — Researchers have discovered a new 2D material, confirming decade-old ...
May 23, 2025 — Diamond quantum sensors can be used to analyze the magnetization response of soft magnetic materials used in power electronics; report scientists based on collaborative research. Using a novel ...
May 23, 2025 — Blue phosphorescent OLEDs can now last as long as the green phosphorescent OLEDs already in devices, researchers have demonstrated, paving the way for further improving the energy efficiency of OLED ...
May 23, 2025 — A research team has achieved a significant breakthrough in determining fundamental properties of atomic nuclei. The team conducted laser spectroscopy experiments on muonic helium-3. Muonic helium-3 ...
May 23, 2025 — A new experiment encodes quantum information in the motion of the atoms and creates a state known as hyper-entanglement, in which two or more traits are linked among a pair of ...
May 23, 2025 — Researchers united insights from cellular biology, quantum computing, old-fashioned semiconductors and high-definition TVs to both create a revolutionary new quantum biosensor. In doing so, they shed ...
May 22, 2025 — Self-driving cars which eliminate traffic jams, getting a healthcare diagnosis instantly without leaving your home, or feeling the touch of loved ones based across the continent may sound like the ...
May 22, 2025 — A newly discovered silicone variant is a semiconductor, researchers have discovered -- upending assumptions that the material class is exclusively ...
May 22, 2025 — Researchers developed a faster, more stable way to simulate the swirling electric fields inside industrial plasmas -- the kind used to make microchips and coat materials. The improved method could ...
May 22, 2025 — Chemists have developed an efficient skeletal editing method for frequently used heteroaromatic structures. The technique could serve as a means to chemically modify biologically active ...
Thursday, May 29, 2025
- Listening to Electrons Talk
- New Quantum Visualization Technique to Identify Materials for Next Generation Quantum Computing
- Laser Technique Revolutionizes Ultra-High Temperature Ceramic Manufacturing for Space, Defense Applications
- Thousands of Sensors Reveal 3D Structure of Earthquake-Triggered Sound Waves
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
- Groundwork Laid for Designer Hybrid 2D Materials
- New 2D Quantum Sensor Breakthrough Offers New Opportunities for Magnetic Field Detection
- Solitonic Superfluorescence Paves Way for High-Temperature Quantum Materials
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
- Machine Learning Simplifies Industrial Laser Processes
- New Fuel Cell Could Enable Electric Aviation
- Nature-Inspired Breakthrough Enables Subatomic Ferroelectric Memory
Friday, May 23, 2025
- 'Hopelessly Attached': Scientists Discover New 2D Material That Sticks the Landing
- Quantum Eyes on Energy Loss: Diamond Quantum Imaging for Next-Gen Power Electronics
- Efficiency Upgrade for OLED Screens: A Route to Blue PHOLED Longevity
- Charge Radius of Helium-3 Measured With Unprecedented Precision
- Controlling Quantum Motion and Hyper-Entanglement
- New Biosensor Solves Old Quantum Riddle
Thursday, May 22, 2025
- Researchers Make Breakthrough in Semiconductor Technology Set to Supercharge 6G Delivery
- A Rule-Breaking, Colorful Silicone That Could Conduct Electricity
- A Faster, More Reliable Method for Simulating the Plasmas Used to Make Computer Chips
- New Atom-Swapping Method Applied to Complex Organic Structures
- Infrared Contact Lenses Allow People to See in the Dark, Even With Their Eyes Closed
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
- Engineers Discover a New Class of Materials That Passively Harvest Water from Air
- Scientists Discover Class of Crystals With Properties That May Prove Revolutionary
- Nano-Engineered Thermoelectrics Enable Scalable, Compressor-Free Cooling
- Achieving a Record-High Curie Temperature in Ferromagnetic Semiconductor
- Physics Advance Details New Way to Control Solid Objects in Liquid
- Picometric Spectroscopy of Hydrogen Molecules in Atomic-Scale Cavities
- Mind the Band Gap! -- Researchers Create New Nanoscale Forms of Elementary Semiconductor With Tunable Electronic Properties
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Monday, May 19, 2025
- AI Chip Developed for Decentralized Use Without the Cloud
- Chemists Develop Compact Catenane With Tuneable Mechanical Chirality
Friday, May 16, 2025
Thursday, May 15, 2025
- New Insights Into Quantum Physics
- A Novel Hybrid Charge Transfer Crystal With Reversible Color-Changing Property
- New Dual-Atom Catalyst Boosts Performance of Zinc-Air Batteries for Real-World Applications
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
- Successful Experiments at GSI/FAIR Uncover New Island of Asymmetric Fission
- Superconductors: Amazingly Orderly Disorder
- Professor Challenges Long-Held Assumptions of Symmetry in Physics
- Digital Lab for Data And Robot-Driven Materials Science
- New Insights Into Black Hole Scattering and Gravitational Waves Unveiled
- Protons on the Move
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Monday, May 12, 2025
- Astrophysicist Searches for Ripples in Space and Time in New Way
- Tapping a New Toolbox, Engineers Buck Tradition in New High-Performing Heat Exchanger
Friday, May 9, 2025
- Scientists Innovate Mid-Infrared Photodetectors for Exoplanet Detection, Expanding Applications to Environmental and Medical Fields
- Bringing Superconducting Nanostructures to 3D
- Green Fabrication of Hybrid Materials as Highly Sensitive X-Ray Detectors
- Stability Solution Brings Unique Form of Carbon Closer to Practical Application
Thursday, May 8, 2025
- 3D Printing in Vivo Using Sound
- The Squid Galaxy's Neutrino Game Just Leveled Up
- New Microscope Reveals Heat Flow in Materials for Green Energy
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
- New Discovery Shows How Molecules Can Mute Heat Like Music
- Physicists Snap the First Images of 'free-Range' Atoms
- Piecing Together the Brain Puzzle
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
- Vapor-Deposited Perovskite Semiconductors Power Next Generation Circuits
- Accelerating Drug Discovery With a Single Carbon Atom
- Experimental Quantum Communications Network
- Would a Musical Triangle of Any Other Shape Sound as Sweet?
- Bridging Worlds: Physicists Develop Novel Test of the Holographic Principle
- New Silver Mass Brings Us a Step Closer in Our Understanding of the Antineutrino Mass
Monday, May 5, 2025
- Robotic Touch Sensors Are Not Just Skin Deep
- Big Problem for Fusion Energy Solved
- Physical Cloaking Works Like a Disappearing Act for Structural Defects
- New Theory of Gravity Brings Long-Sought Theory of Everything a Crucial Step Closer
- A Snapshot of Relativistic Motion: Special Relativity Made Visible
Friday, May 2, 2025
- 'Cold' Manufacturing Approach to Make Next-Gen Batteries
- The Future of Brain Activity Monitoring May Look Like a Strand of Hair
Thursday, May 1, 2025
- New Bayesian Method Enables Rapid Detection of Quantum Dot Charge States
- Researchers Develop a Novel Vote-Based Model for More Accurate Hand-Held Object Pose Estimation
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
- Engineers Advance Toward a Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computer
- Green Nickel for Sustainable Electrification
- Rapid Lithium Extraction Eliminates Use of Acid and High Heat, Scientists Report
- New Method to Produce an Extremely Heavy Hydrogen Isotope
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
- Graduate Student's Discovery Shows That Even Neutral Molecules Take Sides When It Comes to Biochemistry
- Synchrotron in a Closet: Bringing Powerful 3D X-Ray Microscopy to Smaller Labs
Monday, April 28, 2025
- Unveiling the 3D Crystal Secrets of Defective Nanoparticles
- Smart Surfaces: A Powerless Solution to Multipath Signal Interference
- 'Wood You Believe It?' Engineers Fortify Wood With Eco-Friendly Nano-Iron
Friday, April 25, 2025
- Structure Dictates Effectiveness, Safety in Nanomedicine
- Physicists Uncover Hidden Order in the Quantum World Through Deconfined Quantum Critical Points
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- 'Periodic Table of Machine Learning' Could Fuel AI Discovery
- From Beam to Battery: Single-Step Laser Printing Supercharges High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
- Engineers Print Synthetic 'metamaterials' That Are Both Strong and Stretchy
- Some Protective Resin Coatings May Damage Metal Artifacts
- Scientists Have Found a Way to 'tattoo' Tardigrades
- New Electronic 'skin' Could Enable Lightweight Night-Vision Glasses
- New Model Predicts a Chemical Reaction's Point of No Return
- Material? Robot? It's a Metabot
- Crystal Clear Design for High-Performance Flexible Thermoelectric Semiconductor
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
- Transformable Flat-to-Shape Objects Created Using Sewing Technology
- Shining a Light on DNA: A Rapid, Ultra-Sensitive, PCR-Free Detection Method
Monday, April 21, 2025
- It's a Quantum Zoo out There, and Scientists Just Found a Dozen New 'species'
- From Research to Real-World, Startup Tackles Soaring Demand for Lithium and Other Critical Minerals
Friday, April 18, 2025
Thursday, April 17, 2025
- A New Take on the Abilities of Hydrogen Binding Energy for Use in Single Atom Catalysts
- Researchers Demonstrate New Class of Quantum Materials That Are Both Metallic and One-Dimensional
- Curved Neutron Beams Could Deliver Benefits Straight to Industry