Electromagnetics

Waves do not always spread uniformly into all directions, but can form a remarkable 'branched flow'. At TU Wien (Vienna) a method has now been developed to control this phenomenon.Credit: TU Wien In free space, the light wave of a…

Biggest such known formation; could signal resources worldwideCredit: Kerry Key In a new survey of the sub-seafloor off the U.S. Northeast coast, scientists have made a surprising discovery: a gigantic aquifer of relatively fresh water…

Transistors connected with twisted electrodes maintain functionality even after being bent and washed over 1,000 times and can activate LED or detect electrocardiogram signalsCredit: Korea Institute of Science and Technology(KIST) With the…

Credit: Wolfgang Tress (EPFL) It was only ten years ago that metal-halide perovskites were discovered to be photovoltaic materials. Today, perovskite solar cells made are almost as efficient as the best conventional silicon ones, and there…

Researchers have applied new atomic-sensing capabilities to detect and record music.Credit: J. Burrus at NIST WASHINGTON, D.C., June 18, 2019 -- It sounds like an old-school vinyl record, but the distinctive crackle in the…

Fadis Murzakhanov, graduate student of the Institute of Physics, elaborates on his research Mr. Murzakhanov's master thesis is dedicated to magnetic resonance-assisted observations of hydroxyapatite and tricalcium phosphate. They are both…

Credit: Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University Physicists from the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University conduct a study on nanomaterials that have been synthesized by the method of the electric explosion. Research group of the…

We are all familiar with the image of electrons zipping around an atom's nucleus and forming chemical bonds in molecules and materials. But what is less known is that electrons have an additional unique property: spin. It is difficult to…

Successful development of magnetically-actuated microrobots as a platform for stem cell transplantationCredit: DGIST DGIST research team succeeded in developing stem cell delivery of scaffold1 microrobot that can precisely deliver cells to…

Credit: Genevieve Martin/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Dept. of Energy Buildings--Pushing the envelope An online tool developed by researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory provides architects and engineers a fast and efficient…