Physical Science & Technology

Depositing dots on corrugated chips improves photodetector capabilities Near-infrared photodetectors are used in biomedical sensing and defense and security technologies. For enhanced performance and integrated, compact imaging systems, the photodetectors...

Researchers advance toward a fault-tolerant quantum computer Researchers achieved a type of coupling between artificial atoms and photons that could enable readout and processing of quantum information in a few...

Ultrafast electrical charging of liquids How quickly liquids become electrically charged through ionic movement – ​​prediction confirmed Charged surfaces that come into contact with liquids—such as biological cell walls or...

Light fields with extraordinary structure: plasmonic skyrmion bags Team from University of Stuttgart publishes results in Nature Physics A research group at the University of Stuttgart has manipulated light through...

Nanoscale domain response may boost ultrasound imaging technology First-ever real-time visualization of Nanoscale domain response may boost ultrasound imaging technology Ultrasound imaging is one of the most widely used diagnostic...

New Class of Quantum Materials By Shahrzad Abbasi, University of British Columbia The compound becomes only the second known metallic system with confirmed one-dimensional magnetism. A study by researchers from...

WHU team achieves breakthrough in directional liquid transport A research team led by Professor Xue Longjian from the School of Power and Mechanical Engineering at Wuhan University (WHU) has made...

Using light to tune silver nanoparticles opens door to better imaging and much more By Steve Lundeberg Researchers have discovered a way to use ultraviolet rays to precisely adjust the...

A Surprise Contender for Cooling Computers: Lasers One company says lasers may save energy and water. Sandia Labs is helping test the idea Sandia National Laboratories is helping a tech...

New Fabrication Process Makes Artificial Muscles Spring into Action By Amanda Siegfried Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas have invented a new, inexpensive method for fabricating artificial muscles...