Scientists use Algae to create novel functional Perovskites with Tunable Properties Perovskites are a class of materials that have been studied extensively for their potential use in various electronic devices, including solar cells. Algae, on the…
A New Technique for Analyzing Nano and Quantum Materials On sports broadcast stations, a slow-motion video depicts actions in hundredths of a second. In contrast, nanoscale processes occur in the so-called femtosecond range: As…
Destroying Kagome Metal Superconductivity Kagome metals are a class of materials that have a unique crystal structure consisting of interconnected triangles arranged in a hexagonal lattice. These materials can…
Chiral Phonons generate Spin Current without the use of Magnetic Materials Chiral phonons are a type of phonon that has a net angular momentum and a handedness, or chirality, similar to how our hands are mirror…
Calibration of Standard Reference Cantilevers for Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) A common method for examining surfaces at the micro and nanoscales is atomic force microscopy (AFM). The AFM probe is a cantilever with a sharp…
Femtosecond Laser Pulses Operating in GHz Burst Mode can Produce Unique Two-Dimensional Periodic Surface Nanostructures Femtosecond laser pulses are extremely short bursts of laser light that last for a duration of one quadrillionth of a second (10^-15 seconds). These ultrafast…
The Creation of Two-Dimensional Quasicrystals from Metal Oxides is Solved by Physicists Quasicrystals are intricately arranged objects that lack translational symmetry but have long-range order. Quasicrystals have a non-repeating pattern that never completely repeats itself, in contrast…
Researchers Discover the Mechanism behind Superconductors in Greater Detail Superconductors are materials that can conduct electricity with zero resistance, meaning that electrical current can flow through them without any loss of energy. It was…
The Electromagnetic Interference Protection Provided by Electrospun Nanomaterial is Excellent Engineers have created a unique fabric that gives high performance protection against electromagnetic interference, a phenomena that can cause electronic device malfunction and, at high…
New Techniques to Regulate Excitons for Quantum Computing could be Discovered Using Microscopy Images Microscopy images are images captured using a microscope. These can provide detailed information about the structure, composition, and properties of microscopic samples, such as cells,…
Researchers have Discovered that Turbulence and Cataracts, which Appear to Restrict Water Flow, Actually Facilitate it Adrian Bejan, a professor of engineering at Duke University, has proven a number of natural phenomena since 1996 that support his constructal hypothesis. The theory…
Across the CsPbBr3 Nanoplate-Organic Interface, Dark Singlet Exciton Sensitized Triplet Energy Transfer has been Accomplished CsPbBr3 is a type of perovskite material that has attracted significant attention for its potential applications in optoelectronic devices, such as solar cells, LEDs, and…