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General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Apr 20, 2020

Scientists uncover principles of universal self-assembly

For years, researchers have searched for the working principles of self-assembly that can build a cell (a complex biological organism) as well as a crystal (a far simpler inorganic material) in the same way.

Quantum Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Apr 15, 2020

Hot qubits break one of the biggest constraints to practical quantum computers

Most quantum computers being developed around the world will only work at fractions of a degree above absolute zero. That requires multi-million-dollar refrigeration and as soon as you plug them into conventional electronic ...

Materials Science Apr 10, 2020

Development of new photovoltaic commercialization technology

A technology to further accelerate the commercialization of Colloidal Quantum Dot (CQD) Photovoltaic (PV) devices, which are expected to be next-generation photovoltaic devices, has been developed.

Bio & Medicine Apr 9, 2020

Tiny nanoparticles offer large potential for brain cancer treatment

For patients with malignant brain tumors, the prognosis remains dismal. With the most aggressive treatments available, patients are usually only expected to live about 14 months after a diagnosis

Materials Science Apr 8, 2020

Team develops foldable and washable luminescent film

Infrared radiation, which is invisible yet highly utilizable, is used in various fields and for various purposes, such as for coronavirus detection (i.e. through thermal imaging cameras and biosensors). A Korean research ...

Quantum Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Mar 31, 2020

New paradigm for 'auto-tuning' quantum bits could overcome major engineering hurdle

A high-end race car engine needs all its components tuned and working together precisely to deliver top-quality performance. The same can be said about the processor inside a quantum computer, whose delicate bits must be ...

Materials Science Mar 26, 2020

New carbon dot-based method for increasing the efficiency of solar cells and LEDs

An international group of scientists, including some from ITMO University, has proposed a method that allows for significantly increasing the efficiency of solar cells and light-emitting diodes. The scientists managed to ...

Materials Science Mar 13, 2020

Water-free way to make MXenes could mean new uses for the promising nanomaterials

Ten years after producing the first sample of the now widely studied family of nanomaterials, called MXenes, Drexel University researchers have discovered a different way to make the atom-thin material that presents a number ...

Nanophysics Mar 11, 2020

Bilayer graphene double quantum dots tune in for single-electron control

The first demonstration of graphene double quantum dots in which it is possible to control the number of electrons down to zero has been reported in Nano Letters. Far from an abstract academic stunt, the results could prove ...

Nanophysics Mar 4, 2020

Nanoscale spectroscopy review showcases a bright future

Modern society is working closer to the nanoscale than it realises. Breakthroughs and advances in developing and manipulating nanostructures have led to technological progress that not only drives imaging and sensing devices ...

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