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Condensed Matter Jun 26, 2023

Novel spectroscopic technique for exploring relaxor–ferroelectric materials

The exploitation of polarization or charge separation in ferroelectric materials has led to remarkable advances in various fields, such as the development of new ultrasound diagnostic devices. Prominently, these ferroelectric ...

Quantum Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Jun 22, 2023

New device opens door to storing quantum information as sound waves

Quantum computing, just like traditional computing, needs a way to store the information it uses and processes. On the computer you're using right now, information, whether it be photos of your dog, a reminder about a friend's ...

Analytical Chemistry Jun 21, 2023

X-ray 3D imaging-based microunderstanding of granular mixtures: When soft spheres make porous media stiffer

Porous media such as concrete represent a spherical packing of different components. The mechanical properties of such mixtures are difficult to calculate due to their discretized nature. A team led by Prof. Holger Steeb ...

Nanophysics Apr 25, 2023

Van der Waals integration permits novel hetero-integrated photonic devices and flexible optical applications

Today, electronic and photonic devices are ubiquitous in smart phones, computers, light sources, sensors, and communications. To underpin the demand for optoelectronic applications, functional materials are essential. For ...

Quantum Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Apr 20, 2023

Heaviest Schrödinger cat achieved by putting a small crystal into a superposition of two oscillation states

Even if you are not a quantum physicist, you will most likely have heard of Schrödinger's famous cat. Erwin Schrödinger came up with the feline that can be alive and dead at the same time in a thought experiment in 1935. ...

Analytical Chemistry Apr 17, 2023

Facile synthesis of high-performance perovskite oxides for acid–base catalysis

Bifunctional acid−base catalysts are highly desirable for industrially relevant chemical processes. Owing to their ability to activate electrophiles and nucleophiles simultaneously, they allow the catalysis to proceed synergistically ...

Nanophysics Apr 6, 2023

Discovery of ferroelectricity in an elementary substance

National University of Singapore (NUS) physicists have discovered a novel form of ferroelectricity in a single-element bismuth monolayer that can produce regular and reversible dipole moments for future applications of non-volatile ...

Soft Matter Mar 29, 2023

Piezoelectric effect in liquids observed for the first time

A pair of chemists at Michigan State University has observed the piezoelectric effect in liquids for the first time. In their paper published in The Journal of Âé¶¹ÒùÔºical Chemistry Letters, Md. Iqbal Hossain and G. J. Blanchard, ...

Nanophysics Mar 13, 2023

Are piezoelectrics good for generating electricity? Perhaps, but we must decide how to evaluate them

A 'best practice' protocol for researchers developing piezoelectric materials has been developed by scientists—a first in this cutting-edge field of technology.

Materials Science Mar 7, 2023

Researchers print high-performance microcone-array flexible piezoelectric acoustic sensor

According to the data of the World Health Organization, about 430 million people worldwide suffer from hearing loss due to cochlear damage, and the improvement of hearing mainly depends on cochlear implants. However, traditional ...

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