Scientists break the link between a quantum material's spin and orbital states

The advance opens a path toward a new generation of logic and memory devices based on orbitronics that could be 10,000 times faster than today's.

Light, fantastic: the path ahead for faster, smaller computer processors

Researchers build modular bridge design for nanoscale photonic chip.

Efficient NIR-triggered nanocomposite developed for killing extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii

The researchers found that the composite nanomaterial consisting of a photosensitizer and lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles can accumulate on the surface of XDR-AB and produce reactive oxygen species such as singlet oxygen under the excitation of NIR.

'Hot and messy' entanglement of 15 trillion atoms

Researchers report the production of a giant entangled state that may help medical researchers detect extremely faint magnetic signals from the brain.

Light-emitting silicon: no longer a 'holy grail' for computing

Researchers reported an innovative alloy of silicon and germanium that is optically active. They showed that this material is very suitable for light emission, and that it is compatible with silicon.

Imaging structural changes in catalysts during reaction conditions

Scientists imaged the structural changes in noble metal catalysts during carbon monoxide (CO) oxidation, showing that the catalysts switch between inactive and active states depending on temperature.