Electromagnetics

In physics, things exist in "phases", such as solid, liquid, gas. When something crosses from one phase to another, we talk about a "phase transition" - think about water boiling into steam, turning from liquid to gas. In our kitchens…

Scientists develop biofuel cells that can power wearable electronics purely by using human sweatCredit: Tokyo University of Science It cannot be denied that, over the past few decades, the miniaturization of electronic devices has taken…

Researchers present results of experiments with atom interferometry on a sounding rocket / Further rocket missions set to followCredit: photo/©: Maike Lachmann, IQO Extremely precise measurements are possible using atom…

Scientists plan to create magnets with properties suitable for space and smartphonesCredit: UrFU / Victoria Maltseva. Physicists at the Ural Federal University (UrFU, Ekaterinburg, Russia) will print unique magnets, magnetic systems, soft…

The findings pave the way for development of more efficient, next-gen LEDs covering the entire visible spectrumCredit: Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) Singapore, 12 April 2021 - Researchers from the Low…

The research could lead to electronics being designed with better enduranceCredit: University of Sydney Ferroelectric materials are used in many devices, including memories, capacitors, actuators and sensors. These devices are…

The radiator was developed using friction stir welding technologyCredit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University Researchers from Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) invented a durable and compact…

Pioneering study co-led by Berkeley Lab has significance for next-gen information technologiesCredit: Peter Fischer and Frances Hellman/Berkeley Lab A decade ago, the discovery of quasiparticles called magnetic skyrmions provided…

UMass Amherst researchers contribute to landmark findingsCredit: Fermilab/DOE AMHERST Mass. - The long-awaited first results from the Muon g-2 experiment at the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory show…

A new estimate of the strength of the sub-atomic particle's magnetic field aligns with the standard model of particle physicsCredit: Dani Zemba, Penn State A new estimation of the strength of the magnetic field around the muon--a…

Credit: (Image: Andreas Gottscholl / University of Wuerzburg) Boron nitride is a technologically interesting material because it is very compatible with other two-dimensional crystalline structures. It therefore opens up pathways to…

2D materials combine, becoming polarized and giving rise to photovoltaic effectCredit: ©2021 Ideue et al. For the first time, researchers have discovered a way to obtain polarity and photovoltaic behavior from certain nonphotovoltaic,…

Credit: CHEN Yuan et al. The research team led by Prof. GUO Guangcan and Dr. DONG Chunhua from the University of Science and Technology of China realized synthetic gauge fields in a single optomechanical resonator by controlling…

Physicists on the hunt for a rarely seen magnetic spin texture have discovered another object that bears its hallmarks, hidden in the structure of ultra-thin magnetic films, that they have called an incommensurate spin crystal.Credit:…

Credit: ZHANG Qi et al. The team led by Professor DU Jiangfeng and Professor WANG Ya from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance of the University of Science and Technology of China put…

Researchers in Japan propose a new way of understanding temperature rise of laser-heated skinCredit: Shibaura Institute of Technology Laser treatment is now commonplace across various fields of medicine including dermatology, where it…

Credit: Nature Communications Transition metal perovskites oxides exhibit several desirable properties, including high-temperature superconductivity and electrocatalysis. Now, scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology explore…

Scientists from Graz, Austria, succeeded for the first time in visualizing temporal distortions of the atomic lattice on the surface of materials in three dimensions.Credit: Lunghammer - TU Graz Whether for microscopy, data storage…

Credit: Larry Cheng, Penn State From microwave ovens to Wi-Fi connections, the radio waves that permeate the environment are not just signals of energy consumed but are also sources of energy themselves. An international team of…

On the nanometric scale (one billionth of a metre), materials can feature new properties. A French team together with an Austrian one recently took an important step forward by mapping one of these properties for the first time in 3D.…