Superconductors/Semiconductors

Credit: 2019 Asahi Kasei Corp. and Nagoya University Nagoya University scientists, in cooperation with Asahi Kasei Corporation, have succeeded in designing a laser diode that emits deep-ultraviolet light, according to research published in…

A new device measures the tiniest energies in superconducting circuits, an essential step for quantum technology Quantum physics is moving out of the laboratory and into our everyday lives. Despite the big headline results about quantum…

Physicists provide direct evidence of entanglement's role in quantum criticalityCredit: Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON -- (Jan. 16, 2020) -- In a new study, U.S. and Austrian physicists have observed quantum entanglement…

For years, a new synthesis method has been developed at TU Wien (Vienna) to unlock the secrets of "strange metals". Now a breakthrough has been achieved. The results have been published in "Science".Credit: TU Wien …

Experimental physicists have combined several measurements of quantum materials into one in their ongoing quest to learn more about manipulating and controlling the behavior of them for possible applications. They even coined a term for…

Credit: ©ICFO Optical sensing in the mid to long infrared (5microns - um) is becoming of utmost importance in different fields since it is proving to be an excellent tool for environmental monitoring, gas sensing, thermal imaging…

Credit: P. Linfeng/EPFL Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting for hydrogen fuel generation has been considered the Holy Grail of electrochemistry. But to achieve it, many scientists believe the materials have to be abundant…

Two INRS teams join forces and develop a new ecological process to degrade atrazineCredit: My Ali El Khakani, INRS Québec, January 15 2020 -- Atrazine is one of the most widely used pesticides in North America. Researchers at the…

Replacing lithium in rechargeable batteries with a more abundant material like potassium could help us develop a more environment-friendly energy sourceCredit: Tokyo University of Science Our modern lifestyle would be immensely different…

With federal support, Sufei Shi's lab to investigate new uses for transition metal dichalcogenides TROY, N.Y. -- Two-dimensional semiconductors, particularly those made of a class of material known as transition metal dichalcogenides…