New data storage material retains its special magnetic properties even at...
A new material could become the basis for future data storage devices, since it may enable significant reductions in energy demands in comparison to present-day hard drives. This is a material from the...
View ArticleCalculating one billion plasma particles in a supercomputer
At the National Institutes of Natural Sciences National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS) a research group using the NIFS 'Plasma Simulator' supercomputer succeeded for the first time in the world in...
View ArticleStudy uses an electric field to create magnetic properties in nonmagnetic...
In a proof-of-concept study published in Nature Physics, researchers drew magnetic squares in a nonmagnetic material with an electrified pen and then "read" this magnetic doodle with X-rays.
View ArticleScientists sort through bilayer graphene
An international team of scientists has organized the available bibliographic data on bilayer graphene, a high-potential material with possible applications in electronics and optics. The review paper...
View ArticleGraphene photodetector enhanced by fractal golden 'snowflake'
(Phys.org)—Researchers have found that a snowflake-like fractal design, in which the same pattern repeats at smaller and smaller scales, can increase graphene's inherently low optical absorption. The...
View ArticleMaterials study probes 'field-assisted' processing for high-tech ceramic...
A new project will study the fundamental mechanisms behind a method that uses electrical fields to enhance ceramics-sintering processing to manufacture components for a range of military and commercial...
View ArticleArtificially introduced atomic-level sensors enable measurements of...
Semiconductors are at the heart of most electronic devices that govern our daily lives. The proper functioning of semiconductor devices relies on their internally generated electric fields. Measuring...
View Article'Smart' mobile tool may be used to diagnose and treat serious diseases
Finding practical solutions to detect proteins, cancer biomarkers, viruses and other small objects has been a key challenge for researchers worldwide for decades. These solutions hold promise for...
View ArticleChiral superconductivity experimentally demonstrated for the first time
(Phys.org)—Scientists have found that a superconducting current flows in only one direction through a chiral nanotube, marking the first observation of the effects of chirality on superconductivity....
View ArticleSmart multi-layered magnetic material acts as an electric switch
The nanometric-size islands of magnetic metal sporadically spread between vacuum gaps display unique conductive properties under a magnetic field. In a recent study published in EPJ Plus, Anatoliy...
View ArticleContinuous-flow, electrically-triggered, single cell-level electroporation
Graduate students Mingde 'Jack' Zheng and Joseph Sherba have developed a novel, microfluidic platform for monitoring electroporation and molecular delivery at the single cell-level as part of a...
View ArticleModel shows ejection of gasses around black holes due to magnetism
An international team of researchers has created a model to explain the force that causes gases to be blown away from a black hole and have found the force to be magnetism. In their paper published in...
View ArticleReducing conducting thin film surface roughness for electronics
Surface roughness reduction is a really big deal when it comes to fundamental surface physics and while fabricating electronic and optical devices. As transistor dimensions within integrated circuits...
View ArticleConverting water into hydrogen more efficiently
Scientists have long been puzzled why it is easier to produce hydrogen from water in an acidic environment than in an alkaline environment. Marc Koper comes with an explanation: the reason is the...
View ArticlePhysicists discover hidden aspects of electrodynamics
Radio waves, microwaves and even light itself are all made of electric and magnetic fields. The classical theory of electromagnetism was completed in the 1860s by James Clerk Maxwell. At the time,...
View ArticleGraphene 'phototransistor' promising for optical technologies
Researchers have solved a problem hindering development of highly sensitive optical devices made of a material called graphene, an advance that could bring applications from imaging and displays to...
View ArticleBlack phosphorus holds promise for the future of electronics
Discovered more than 100 years ago, black phosphorus was soon forgotten when there was no apparent use for it. In what may prove to be one of the great comeback stories of electrical engineering, it...
View ArticleWorld-first images of electric currents in graphene released
Researchers at the University of Melbourne are the first in the world to image how electrons move in two-dimensional graphene, a boost to the development of next-generation electronics.
View ArticleTeam solves mystery of colloidal chains
When Northwestern Engineering's Erik Luijten met Zbigniew Rozynek, they immediately became united by a mystery.
View ArticleResearchers find new way to control light with electric fields
Researchers from North Carolina State University have discovered a technique for controlling light with electric fields.
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