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Analytical Chemistry Feb 1, 2024

Researchers employ artificial intelligence to unlock the secrets of magnesium alloy anisotropy

Magnesium (Mg) alloys have been popularly used for designing aerospace and automotive parts owing to their high strength-to-weight ratio. Their biocompatibility and low density also make these alloys ideal for use in biomedical ...

Optics & Photonics Jan 29, 2024

An efficient numerical program for studying light scattering at the nanoscale

When light encounters a particle, it interacts with the particle instead of just passing through smoothly. The light waves can get scattered in different directions because of the light-matter interactions.

Nanophysics Jan 24, 2024

Overcoming optical loss in a polariton system with synthetic complex frequency waves

A collaborative research team co-led by Professor Shuang Zhang, the Interim Head of the Department of Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics, The University of Hong Kong (HKU), along with Professor Qing DAI from National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, ...

Planetary Sciences Jan 22, 2024

Study uncovers the non-isotropic nature of tropospheric delay for high-precision GNSS positioning

Global navigation satellite systems (GNSSs) provide invaluable positioning data for countless applications, from everyday navigation to scientific research. Tropospheric delays, caused by the refractive properties of the ...

Nanophysics Jan 19, 2024

Black phosphorus propels spintronics with exceptional anisotropic spin transport

With modern electronic devices approaching the limits of Moore's law and the ongoing challenge of power dissipation in integrated circuit design, there is a need to explore alternative technologies beyond traditional electronics. ...

Materials Science Jan 16, 2024

Thermoelectric permanent magnet opens new possibilities in thermal management technologies

A research team has demonstrated that the transverse thermoelectric conversion (i.e., energy conversion between charge and heat currents that flow orthogonally to each other) can be greatly enhanced by applying magnetic fields ...

Nanophysics Jan 10, 2024

Anisotropic plasmon engineering unlocks multilevel polarized upconversion

National University of Singapore (NUS) researchers have introduced an upconversion plasmonphore platform to enable precise control over the polarization of isotropic upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs). This is achieved by ...

Nanomaterials Jan 8, 2024

Engineering stable and efficient nanosheet catalysts with Turing structures for hydrogen production

Hydrogen energy has emerged as a promising alternative to fossil fuels, offering a clean and sustainable energy source. However, the development of low-cost and efficient catalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction remains ...

Condensed Matter Dec 22, 2023

Controlling thermoelectric conversion in magnetic materials by magnetization direction

The National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) has succeeded in directly observing the "anisotropic magneto-Thomson effect," a phenomenon in which the heat absorption/release proportional to an applied temperature difference ...

Astronomy Dec 22, 2023

Researchers study a million galaxies to find out how the universe began

A team of researchers has analyzed more than 1 million galaxies to explore the origin of the present-day cosmic structures, as reported in a recent study published in Âé¶¹ÒùÔºical Review D as an Editors' Suggestion.

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