Physical Science & Technology

A Highly Sensitive Quantum Microscope Developed A team of international researchers has developed a highly sensitive quantum microscope, enabling the first direct observation at room temperature of how electrons interact...

Wristband enables wearers to control a robotic hand with their own movements By moving their hands and fingers, users can direct a robot to play piano or shoot a basketball,...

  More efficient Vacuum Ultraviolet laser Developed: Vacuum ultraviolet laser may improve nanotechnology, power nuclear clocks By Daniel Strain, University of Colorado at Boulder More efficient Vacuum Ultraviolet laser Developed:...

Clear Colors Even Under Oblique Light​ KAIST Overcomes Limitations of Existing Image Sensors… Clear Colors Even Under Oblique Light​, Smartphone cameras are becoming smaller, yet photos are becoming sharper. Korean...

Researchers track the motion of a single electron during a chemical reaction They used SLAC’s ultrafast X-ray laser to follow the impact of a single electron moving within a molecule...

New method produces ultra-thin membranes  Nanomanufacturing Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Night Vision Technology, Other Fields New method produces ultra-thin membranes with record-breaking sensitivity, promising to transform thermal imaging and night vision...

Illuminate previously unseen properties of materials RPI Researchers Join Expertise at the Frontier of Light and Materials Research. Edwin Fohtung and Moussa N'Gom illuminate previously unseen properties of materials. Researchers with...

Molecules in the Spotlight Molecules in the Spotlight: Snapshots Reveal the Eternal Dance of Particles Frankfurt physicists observe coupled quantum zero-point motion of a molecule’s atoms Researchers at Goethe University...

Friction which cools How can a horde of active robots be automatically brought to a standstill? By arresting their dynamics in a self-sustained way. This phenomenon was discovered by physicists...

New Bayesian Method Enables Rapid Detection of Quantum Dot Charge States A research team at Tohoku University's Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR) has developed a new technique to rapidly...