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Phosphorus Sets the Pace in High-Performance Transistors

Ultrathin phosphorus semiconductors that become metallic when stacked can tackle resistance issues and boost transistor performance.

14 Mar 2023

Understanding Quantum Mechanics with Active Particles

Physicists led by Prof Raphael Wittkowski and Prof Uwe Thiele from the Institute of Theoretical Physics at the University of Münster has developed a new model for the dynamics of systems consisting of many self-propelled particles.

14 Mar 2023

Efficient Disinfection of Drinking Water with Silver Sulfide Quantum Dots with a Peptide Coating

Water contaminated with bacteria is a large threat to global health

14 Mar 2023

Topological Charges of Periodically Kicked Molecules

The peculiar topological properties of some forms of matter have been researched for decades.

14 Mar 2023

Tiny Electric Generators Could Accelerate Wound Healing

Tiny dressings that generate electricity in response to movement could accelerate wound healing and tissue regeneration.

14 Mar 2023

Portable Generator Powers Small Safety Devices

A new stick-like, water-based device can convert energy from movement into electricity. The technology, which was reported in the journal Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, could be used to power portable devices, such as safety lights.

14 Mar 2023

Quantum Engineers Have Designed a New Tool to Probe Nature with Extreme Sensitivity

This new spin measuring device could help scientists - particularly in chemistry and biology - understand the structure and purpose of materials better.

14 Mar 2023

Studying How pMINIFLUX and L-PAINT Enhance Microscopy

Just some years ago, a resolution limit in optical microscopy that appeared essential was broken, which resulted in the award of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2014.

13 Mar 2023

Scientists Use AFM to Image Electrocatalysis

In this study, the researchers utilized conductive atomic force microscopy (c-AFM) to investigate the potential of nanostructured and bimetallic copper-gold electrocatalysts for carbon-dioxide electroreduction.

By Hussain Ahmed 13 Mar 2023

BluGlass Grows Customer Orders

Global semiconductor developer BluGlass Limited continues to grow its customer base, receiving two additional purchase orders for both its single-mode and multi-mode violet 405 nm and blue 450 nm gallium nitride (GaN) lasers in flexible form factors.

13 Mar 2023

BluGlass Secures $10.2 million, Launches Entitlement Offer

Global semiconductor developer BluGlass Limited has secured $10.2 million in commitments from international and Australian institutional and sophisticated investors via a strongly supported share placement at an issue price of $0.06 per share.

13 Mar 2023

Developing a New Material from Numerous Interconnected Microscale Knots

Caltech engineers have created a new material made of highly interconnected microscale knots in the latest advancement in nano- and micro-architected materials.

10 Mar 2023

Designing Single-Atom Catalysts for Water Purification

Catalysts made of only a few atoms exhibit great potential in the area of water treatment owing to their great efficiency. In a new study, scientists analyzed how to enhance the performance of these catalysts and make them feasible for practical applications.

10 Mar 2023

Shape Memory for Nano-sized Objects

Alloys that can return to their original structure after being deformed have a so-called shape memory. This phenomenon and the resulting forces are used in many mechanical actuating systems, for example in generators or hydraulic pumps.

10 Mar 2023

Scientists Reveal 'Magic Boron Clusters' on Monolayer Borophene

Researchers from the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with collaborators from the University of Science and Technology of China, have revealed the formation of boron clusters with magic numbers on monolayer borophene and observed the evolution process from monolayer borophene with adsorbed boron clusters to bilayer borophene.

10 Mar 2023