New method gives microscope a boost in resolution Scientists have been able to boost current super-resolution microscopy by a novel tweak. They coated the glass cover slip as part of the sample carrier with tailor-made biocompatible nanosheets that c …
Topological material switched off and on for the first time A new study represents a significant advance in topological transistors and beyond-CMOS electronics. First time that the topological state in a topological insulator has been switched on and off using …
Novel laser technology for microchip-size chemical sensors A special laser system has been developed, using two slightly different frequency combs. This allows for chemical analysis on tiny spaces — it is a millimeter-format chemistry lab. With this new pate …
A new 'spin' on kagome lattices The kagome ferromagnet Fe3Sn2 exhibits an electronic state that couples unusually strongly to an applied magnetic field that can be rotated to point in any direction of a 3-dimensional space, revealin …
Iron-rich lamellae in the semiconductor There is often a pronounced symmetry when you look at the lattice of crystals: the atoms are uniformly arranged. This behavior was also to be expected by a crystal, which physicists from Germany and P …
Reflecting antiferromagnetic arrangements An X-ray imaging technique could help scientists understand — and ultimately control — the magnetic structure of promising materials for the development of electronic devices that exploit electron s …
On the trail of the Higgs Boson In a quest to understand the production mechanisms for the Higgs Boson, a researcher has investigated the traces of a rare process, called ttH, in which the Higgs Boson is produced in association with …
A step closer to fusion energy Harnessing nuclear fusion is a step closer after researchers showed that using two types of imaging can help them assess the safety and reliability of parts used in a fusion energy device.
New building block in quantum computing demonstrated Researchers have demonstrated a new level of control over photons encoded with quantum information. The team's experimental system allows them to manipulate the frequency of photons to bring abou …
A bit of a stretch… material that thickens as it's pulled While examining the capabilities of Liquid Crystal Elastomers, scientists have discovered the first synthetic material that becomes thicker — at the molecular level — as it is stretched.
LIGO and Virgo announce four new gravitational-wave detections The LIGO and Virgo collaborations have now confidently detected gravitational waves from a total of 10 stellar-mass binary black hole mergers and one merger of neutron stars, which are the dense, sphe …
Colloidal quantum dots make LEDs shine bright in the infrared A group of researchers report on the development of a colloidal quantum-dot light emitting diode with unprecedented quantum and power conversion efficiencies in the infrared range. The study has prove …
Will light be the basis for quantum computing? Using a compact optical platform that exploits the quantum characteristics of light, scientists are one step closer to realizing the first powerful photonic quantum computer. The researchers revealed …
Macroscopic phenomena governed by microscopic physics Researchers have observed a magnetic reconnection driven by electron dynamics in laser-produced plasmas. Magnetic reconnections are often observed in the magnetic flux on the Sun and the Earth's …
The future of fighting cancer: Zapping tumors in less than a second New accelerator-based technology aims to reduce the side effects of cancer radiation therapy by shrinking its duration from minutes to under a second. Built into future compact medical devices, techno …
Atomic clocks now keep time well enough to improve models of Earth Experimental atomic clocks have now achieved three new performance records, now ticking precisely enough to not only improve timekeeping and navigation, but also detect faint signals from gravity, the …
Atomic jet: First lens for extreme-ultraviolet light developed Scientists have developed the first refractive lens that focuses extreme ultraviolet beams. Instead of using a glass lens, which is non-transparent in the extreme-ultraviolet region, the researchers h …
New device widens light beams by 400 times Scientists have now developed a highly efficient device that enlarges the diameter of a light beam by 400 times. Wider light beams have many applications, including boosting the speed and sensitivity …
New device for manipulating and moving tiny objects with light Researchers have found a way to use the full beam of a laser light, to control and manipulate minute objects such as single cells in a human body, tiny particles in small volume chemistry, or working …
Racing electrons under control The advantage is that electromagnetic light waves oscillate at petaherz frequency. This means that computers in the future could operate at speeds a million times faster than those of today. Scientist …
Environment turns molecule into a switch For the first time, physicists have successfully positioned an organic molecule on a substrate realizing two stable configurations. This may have application potential in molecular spintronics.
New technique to make objects invisible proposed Researchers have demonstrated the electromagnetic invisibility of objects using an alternative technique, based on filler cloaking. The novelty lies in achieving invisibility from the interior of the …
Light-activated, single-ion catalyst breaks down carbon dioxide A team of scientists has discovered a single-site, visible-light-activated catalyst that converts carbon dioxide into 'building block' molecules that could be used for creating useful chemic …
Model of quantum artificial life on quantum computer Researchers have developed a quantum biomimetic protocol that reproduces the characteristic process of Darwinian evolution adapted to the language of quantum algorithms and quantum computing. The rese …
How to melt gold at room temperature When the tension rises, unexpected things can happen — not least when it comes to gold atoms. Researchers have now managed, for the first time, to make the surface of a gold object melt at room tempe …
A new lead on a 50-year-old radiation damage mystery For half a century, researchers have seen loops of displaced atoms appearing inside nuclear reactor steel after exposure to radiation, but no one could work out how.
Kilogram, ampere, kelvin and mole redefined In a landmark decision, representatives from 60 countries voted to redefine the International System of Units (SI), changing the world's definition of the kilogram, the ampere, the kelvin and the …
Quantum science turns social Researchers developed a versatile remote gaming interface that allowed experts as well as hundreds of citizen scientists all over the world through multiplayer collaboration and in real time to optimi …
When electric fields make spins swirl Scientists have reported the discovery of small and ferroelectrically tunable skyrmions. Published in Nature Materials, this work introduces new compelling advantages that bring skyrmion research a st …
Stealth-cap technology for light-emitting nanoparticles Scientists have succeeded in significantly increasing the stability and biocompatibility of special light-transducing nanoparticles. They have developed so-called ''upconverting'' …
Detecting light in a 'different dimension' Scientists have dramatically improved the response of graphene to light through self-assembling wire-like nanostructures that conduct electricity.
Doubly-excited electrons reach new energy states Scientists have now characterized the higher energy levels reached by electrons in resonance in three-particle systems, which are too complex to be described using simple equations. This theoretical m …
A two-atom quantum duet Researchers have achieved a major breakthrough in shielding the quantum properties of single atoms on a surface. The scientists used the magnetism of single atoms, known as spin, as a basic building b …