Physics

A High-temperature Thermoelectric System made of Silicon Nanowire is Efficient

A High-temperature Thermoelectric System made of Silicon Nanowire is Efficient

Berkeley Lab has developed a cost-effective thermoelectric waste-heat recovery system with a $2 million grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) to reduce electricity-related carbon…
The New Method Employs a Traditional Machine-Learning Algorithm that Closely Resembles the Behavior of a Quantum Computer

The New Method Employs a Traditional Machine-Learning Algorithm that Closely Resembles the Behavior of a Quantum Computer

Professor Giuseppe Carleo of the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and Matija Medvidović, a graduate student at Columbia University and the Flatiron Institute in…
Enhanced Evaporation Mechanisms through Nanochannels

Enhanced Evaporation Mechanisms through Nanochannels

The dynamic behavior of water, ions, gases, and other media confined in nanochannels is the primary focus of confined mass transfer. Constrained mass transfer has…
A Novel High-Flux, a Compact Cold-Atom Source with Minimal Power Consumption has been Created by Researchers

A Novel High-Flux, a Compact Cold-Atom Source with Minimal Power Consumption has been Created by Researchers

Cold-atom quantum technology is rapidly being reinvented as practical gadgets that may be used in real-world situations. In applications such as timekeeping, gravimetry, and navigational…
Never-before-Seen Liquid Phase of Glass Heralds a New Class of Materials

Never-before-Seen Liquid Phase of Glass Heralds a New Class of Materials

Researchers have discovered a new phase of glass that creates an ultrathin layer of liquid that produces high-density glass. The new version is thicker and…
Antimatter can Now be Made from Light more Efficiently

Antimatter can Now be Made from Light more Efficiently

An international team of researchers has worked on how to create an antimatter version of a positron-electron using a laser and a small block of…
Difference between Conduction and Convection

Difference between Conduction and Convection

Convection is the movement of heat by the actual motion of matter, whereas conduction is the transfer of heat energy by direct contact. Conduction occurs…
Microbarometer – Measure Air Pressure with High Precision

Microbarometer – Measure Air Pressure with High Precision

Microbarometers are highly sensitive barometers that can precisely measure air pressure. Ordinary barometers can only resolve in hectopascals (hPa) or millibars, whereas microbarometers can resolve…
Machine Learning is Applied to Atomistic Modeling in a New Framework

Machine Learning is Applied to Atomistic Modeling in a New Framework

Northwestern University researchers have created a new framework that uses machine learning to improve the accuracy of interatomic potentials – the guiding rules that describe…
To Improve the Safety of Next-generation Reactors, Researchers Developed an Advance Model

To Improve the Safety of Next-generation Reactors, Researchers Developed an Advance Model

Research reactors are a diverse group of reactor types that are not used to generate electricity. The primary function of research reactors is to provide…
Room-temperature operation of an Ultrathin Magnet is Possible

Room-temperature operation of an Ultrathin Magnet is Possible

Scientists have developed an ultrathin magnet that can function at room temperature. The ultrathin magnet could pave the way for new applications in computing and…
Random Jiggling of Tiny Particles is Converted into Stored Energy by the Engine

Random Jiggling of Tiny Particles is Converted into Stored Energy by the Engine

Researchers have created a blazingly fast engine that runs on a new type of fuel – information. The random jiggling of a microscopic particle is…
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