Superconductors/Semiconductors

Scientists at Aalto University, Finland, and the University of Vienna, Austria, have combined graphene and single-walled carbon nanotubes into a transparent hybrid material with conductivity higher than either component exhibits…

Credit: Copyright: Forschungszentrum Jülich The physicists Prof. Rafal Dunin-Borkowski and Prof. Stefan Blügel from Forschungszentrum Jülich have successfully obtained a Synergy Grant from the European Research Council (ERC).…

Modified multi-layered bismuth superconductor for higher critical temperaturesCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created a new layered superconducting material…

Breakthrough has applications in energy, data storage and quantum computing Irvine, Calif. - Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have developed a new scanning transmission electron microscopy method that enables…

Credit: Lancaster University Scientists at Lancaster University and the University of Oxford have created a nano-electronic circuit which vibrates without any external force. Using a tiny suspended wire, resembling a…

The nanoscale radiation detector is a hundred times faster than its predecessors, and can function without interruptionCredit: Roope Kokkoniemi/Aalto University Researchers from Aalto University and VTT Technical Research Centre of…

The Graphene Flagship analyses the current graphene landscape and market forecast for graphene over the following decadeCredit: Image: Irina Grigorieva, The University of Manchester. Cover Design: Bethany Vukomanovic © Springer Nature. …

A novel way to generate compact frequency combs could lead to 'applications that right now we can only imagine' Accurately measuring frequencies of light is required for timekeeping. It's also a critical component in many science…

Tokyo, Japan - University of Tokyo researchers have announced a new approach for electrical cooling without the need for moving parts. By applying a bias voltage to quantum wells made of the semiconductor aluminum gallium arsenide,…

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Many potential pharmaceuticals end up failing during clinical trials, but thanks to new research from the University of Illinois, biological molecules once considered for cancer…