Physical Science & Technology

Bruno Schuler and his young team are starting a critical research project: they will selectively create defects in thin semiconductors and try to measure and control their properties using picosecond...

Almost a hundred years ago, scientists Max Born and J. Robert Oppenheimer proposed the concept of quantum mechanics in the nucleus, which consists of a complex system of nuclei and...

Analyzes impurities in nuclei the effects of high density and rare earths have been quantified for the first time. By creating unique atoms, RIKEN scientists have measured the effect of the...

Light Reduction: Nanoscale Optical Breakthrough, the spin-off feature allows for very limited sub-nanometer optical apertures Imagine reducing light to a single molecule of water, opening up a world of possibilities....

A new method for manufacturing small semiconductor materials could help improve applications that rely on converting light and energy. The Los Alamos research team has introduced magnetic dopants into specially...

Big data revolutions have disrupted the power of advanced electronics, prompting engineers to rethink almost every aspect of the microchip. With large data sets to store, search and analyze at...

The Nanoparticle-based Latex Film is Crack-Resistant, Scientists are using a new technique for combining polymers to create a strong but non-sticky latex film. Synthetic latex films are widely used, but they...

Using a combination of high-resolution X-rays, time-recovery algorithms, and machine learning, Cornell University researchers have revealed complex nanotextures (Machine learning enhances X-ray imaging of nanotextures) in thin films, giving scientists...

Using a new important circuit An on-chip processor, in a nanoelectronic circuit, an electron can be used to change the exact trajectory of another electron through their Coulomb interaction. Quantum...

'Flip switch' could help quantum computers reduce noise this new device could lead to many quantum structures with clean surfaces. What good is a powerful computer if you can't read...