Superconductors/Semiconductors

Switch that uses existing fabrication method a step toward integration in data communication networksCredit: Han et al. One of the technical challenges the current data revolution faces is finding an efficient way to route the…

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…

These newly developed resins are tougher and will also allow for more robust integration of mechatronic components in 3D printed multi-material structures.Credit: SUTD In a study published in Applied Materials Today, researchers…

Scientists uncover the mechanism underlying the effect of carbon impurities on the charge carriers of gallium nitrideCredit: Image courtesy: Masashi Kato from Nagoya Institute of Technology The semiconductor industry and…

It's an example of how surprising properties can spontaneously emerge in complex materials -- a phenomenon scientists hope to harness for novel technologiesCredit: Greg Stewart/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Creating a…

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…

New quantity helps experimentally classify dimensionality of thermoelectric materialsCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have shown that a quantity known as…

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…

Newly clarified reactions point to novel applications for a long-studied lithium-rich battery materialCredit: Berkeley Lab An international team working at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory…

InstituteQ will coordinate research, education and innovation across Finland Aalto University, University of Helsinki and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have signed an agreement to collaborate on quantum science and technology,…

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…

Credit: Peter Modin/LiU It may be possible in the future to use information technology where electron spin is used to store, process and transfer information in quantum computers. It has long been the goal of scientists to be…

Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology discover a surprising phase transition in twisted bilayer grapheneCredit: Weizmann Institute of Science Most materials go from being solids to…

Filling a crucial gap in the materials spectrumCredit: RMIT University A new study, out this week, could pave the way to revolutionary, transparent electronics. Such see-through devices could potentially be integrated in…

Study co-led by Berkeley Lab uncovers secret behind humble material's surprise performance as an artificial photosynthesis deviceCredit: Thor Swift/Berkeley Lab Three years ago, scientists at the University of Michigan discovered an…

X-rays accelerate battery R&D; infrared microscopy goes off grid; substrates support 2D techCredit: Jacqueline Orrell/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory X-Ray Experiments, Machine Learning Could Trim Years Off Battery…

Electron holes could be the solution to operational speed/coherence trade-offCredit: FLEET A new study indicates holes the solution to operational speed/coherence trade-off, potential scaling up of qubits to a mini-quantum…

Researchers from Osaka University report a sustainable nanocarbon material made from crab shells that are suitable for use in photosensing and energy storage devicesCredit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - As the worldwide demand for…

Credit: NINS/IMS The current method of manufacturing carbon nanotubes--in essence rolled up sheets of graphene--is unable to allow complete control over their diameter, length and type. This problem has recently been solved…

Credit: NINS/IMS Nanographene is flexible, yet stronger than steel. With unique physical and electronic properties, the material consists of carbon molecules only one atom thick arranged in a honeycomb shape. Still early in…