Superconductors/Semiconductors

Extreme events in quantum cascade lasers enable an optical neuron system 10,000× faster than biological neuronsCredit: Spitz et al., doi 10.1117/1.AP.2.6.066001 Extreme events occur in many observable contexts. Nature is a prolific…

'Multi-ferroic' materials in low-energy data storageCredit: FLEET A new UNSW study comprehensively reviews the magnetic structure of the multiferroic material bismuth ferrite (BiFeO3 - BFO). The review advances FLEET's search for…

Credit: POSTECH Photodiodes are optical sensors that convert the energy of light into electrical energy. Organic photodiodes (OPDs) respond quickly and have the advantage of being able to realize colors free from color filters because…

Ultra-low-energy electronics 'straight out of the fridge'?Credit: Olivia Kong Could a stack of 2D materials allow for supercurrents at ground-breakingly warm temperatures, easily achievable in the household kitchen? An international…

Research developments create faster changes at lower temperatures, more colors Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) report a breakthrough in developing a next-generation thermochromic…

Scientists elucidate how antimony impurities improve the performance of magnesium silicide, a promising material for converting waste heat into electricityCredit: Dr Masato Kotsugi, Tokyo University of Science In the search for…

Credit: NTU Singapore Using a brain-inspired approach, scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a way for robots to have the artificial intelligence (AI) to recognise pain and…

The discovery, reported in the journal Nature, opens door for reimagining the energy grid, technology, societyCredit: Josh Hawkins/UNLV Photo Services Physicists from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and the University of Rochester…

Credit: Matthew Mann/University of Rochester Compressing simple molecular solids with hydrogen at extremely high pressures, University of Rochester engineers and physicists have, for the first time, created material that is superconducting…

Compact solid-state pulsed power generators achieve shorter, more powerful pulsesCredit: Sergei Rukin WASHINGTON, October 13, 2020 -- Powerful picosecond generators are in demand in various fields of experimental electrophysics to…

Stepping 'beyond binary' to store data in more than just 0s and 1sCredit: Pixabay: Akela999 Electronic data is being produced at a breath-taking rate. The total amount of data stored in data centres around the globe is of the…

Twisting a monolayer and a bilayer sheet of graphene into a three-layer structure leads to new quantum mechanical states.Credit: Columbia University Since the discovery of graphene more than 15 years ago, researchers have been in…

Possible pathway to fast-switching, ultra-low energy electronics based on 2D materialsCredit: FLEET Moore's law is an empirical suggestion describing that the number of transistors doubles every few years in integrated circuits…

Solid-state physicist is honored for his experimental work in the fields of nanomagnetism and spintronicsCredit: photo/©: Peter Pulkowski, JGU The solid-state physicist Professor Mathias Kläui has been elected as a Fellow of the…

The discovery of triplet spin superconductivity in diamonds has the potential to revolutionise the high-tech industry.Credit: Wits University Diamonds have a firm foothold in our lexicon. Their many properties often serve…

Credit: Matthew Yankowitz/University of Washington Scientists can have ambitious goals: curing disease, exploring distant worlds, clean-energy revolutions. In physics and materials research, some of these ambitious goals are to make…