Microscopic chip-based device improving the modulation of x-rays

A new neoteric microscopic chip-based device has enhanced the modulation of x-rays, potentially evolving an array of modern applications.

Tackling the COVID-19 pandemic through smart lampposts

The transmission of COVID-19 could be diminished by the utilisation of a novel generation of smart lampposts.

Materials advancements are vital to the development of quantum hardware

A new study explores the necessity for advances in quantum hardware materials to further develop the capabilities of quantum computers.

Exploring cilia: The driving force behind life on Earth

Professor Kazuo Inaba, from the Shimoda Marine Research Center, highlights the role of cilia in the human body and oceans.

The world’s fastest exfoliation of a photomechanical material

Researchers say they have manufactured the world's fastest ever exfoliation of a photomechanical material, changing mechanics as we know it.

Improving the performance of superconductor wires

Researchers at Florida State University have discovered a way to improve the performance of electrical wires used as high-temperature superconductors.

Following the movement of atoms in real time could result in better materials design

Researchers from the University of Cambridge are following the movement of atoms as they cluster to form two-dimensional materials, a single atomic layer thick.

New research solves gravitational phenomenon of the ocean

An investigation has devised a new theory that looks to solve an oceanic gravitational phenomenon that has long evaded scientists.

3D printed proton-conductive membrane paves way for energy storage devices

Researchers at Tohoku University have 3D printed the first proton exchange membrane, a core component of batteries, electrochemical capacitors, and fuel cells.

Demonstrating atom interferometry in space for the first time

A team of researchers has successfully performed atom interferometry in space, on board a sounding rocket, for the first time.

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