PhysicsAlgorithms Make Metalens Design Possible Researchers have created a new method for designing large-scale metasurfaces that employs machine intelligence techniques to generate designs automatically. The method will allow for new…
TechnologyA Paper-thin Loudspeaker is developed by Researchers Researchers developed an ultrathin loudspeaker capable of transforming any rigid surface into a high-quality, active audio source. Thin-film devices can be produced at scale thanks…
TechnologyFlexible Electronics become more Visible In the world of technology, flexible electronics are game changers. Flexible electronics have numerous advantages, and because they are lightweight and malleable, they change the…
ChemistryInnovative and Nature-inspired CO2 Conversion Concepts Captured CO2 can be converted into carbon-neutral fuels, but technological progress is required. A new catalyst increases the production of long-chain hydrocarbons in chemical reactions…
PhysicsReconfigurable Metasurfaces are Shaping the Future of Light Researchers have demonstrated how reconfigurable metasurfaces — artificial materials with extraordinary optical properties — are critical to the future of nanotechnology by harnessing the power…
PhysicsSmall Stones are Tossed into a Quantum Whirlpool Researchers discovered that silicon nanoparticles are drawn to vortices in superfluid helium. Their simulations enabled them to visualize the vortex line recombination process. The research…
ChemistryMetamaterial Improves Chiral Nanoparticle Signals Significantly Chirality is crucial in the fields of chemistry, pharmacology, biology, and medicine. Recently, it has been proposed that chirality will play an important role in…
TechnologyMicrodrones with Nanomotors Powered by Light Physicists have used light to precisely propel micrometer-sized drones. Their microdrones are about the size of red blood cells. The ability of photons to push…
EngineeringPrinting High-performance Perovskite-based Transistors is Simple The intrinsic properties of the perovskite material with short range order The material tends to be intrinsically p-type under certain deposition conditions. Experiments are being…
TechnologyUltrafast Humidity Detection Optical Sensor in Real Time Real-time detection of biological and chemical compounds is a growing field with growing interest in modern public health, environmental monitoring, and smart Internet of Things…
ChemistryCarbon-coated nickel allows for Precious Metal-free Fuel Cells Cornell University researchers discovered that a nitrogen-doped carbon-coated nickel anode can catalyze an important chemical in hydrogen fuel cells at a quarter of the cost…
TechnologyLaser-created Exotic Magnetic Structures The use of ultrafast laser light pulses to manufacture nano-sized magnetic particles has been discovered by researchers at Lund University in Sweden. The breakthrough may…