Acoustic nanodevice makes piezoelectrics sing to a different tune

New embedded nanotransducer approach allows surface acoustic wave device to transmit signals with six times the speed of most commercially used devices.

Study resolves controversy about electron structure of defects in graphene

Researchers calculated the overall electron structure of the vacancy region of a crystal lattice through the unprecedented use of a hybrid functional method, which yielded results compatible with experimental data.

Using DNA strands to design new polymer materials

Novel particles could be used in applications ranging from drug delivery to soft robotics.

Physicists discover new type of quantum material

Predictions lay groundwork for experiments to create 'Weyl-Kondo semimetal'.

Watching a particle in a dangerous crowd

A new x-ray beam technique tracks atomic-level changes under real-world operating conditions.

Researchers steer the flow of electrical current with spinning light

Researchers used a first-of-its-kind device to demonstrate a way to control the direction of the photocurrent without deploying an electric voltage.

Chemists go 'back to the future' to untangle quantum dot mystery

In a new paper, scientists describe the underlying mechanisms involved in the formation of a widely used class of quantum dots that use cadmium and selenium compounds as their molecular precursors.

Physicists found the temperature at which carbon nanotubes become superconductors

Scientists found out the mathematical method to calculate the temperature at which single walled carbon nanotubes become superconductors and developed a way to increase it thus opening new prospects for superconductive materials applications.

'Negative capacitance' could bring more efficient transistors

Researchers have experimentally demonstrated how to harness a property called negative capacitance for a new type of transistor that could reduce power consumption, validating a theory proposed in 2008.

Biofilms as construction workers

A new study describes processes from the field of biology that utilize biofilms as ?construction workers? to create structural templates for new materials that possess the properties of natural materials.

Quantum trick blocks background 'chatter' in sensing devices

New protocols reduce 'spectral leakage' in quantum sensors by up to 100 million times.

Change in surroundings improves catalysis

Water changes how cobalt-based molecule turns carbon dioxide into chemical feedstock.

Ringing atomic bell probes electrons

Measured strong coupling of vibrations and electrons could lead to controlled magnetism and electronic properties.